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Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala

06/06/2022

by Margaret Cassidy

This recent exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria shows the works of eleven Yolŋu women artists. The works combine traditional fine lined detail on bark with a mix of traditional and new materials. Some artists have maintained the traditional practice of using ochre to paint on bark with brushes made from hair; others have moved to acrylic paints, fibre-tipped pens and acetate and to create pigments using ink from discarded printer cartridges.

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Category: Exhibitions, Members Only, Reviews, V27 Issue 2

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