WYLDA BAYRÓN — SKIN / MOTHER AND CHILD Superb Photographic Art Exhibition - until 22 December 2018 Andrew Baker Art Dealer Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia http://www.andrew-baker.com Entitled Skin, the first of these series records ritual scarification of young men … [Read more...]
OAS Forum at AGNSW : Free Sunday 3 February 2019
Art Gallery of NSW Oceanic Art Society Forum: free Sunday events - BOOK ONLINE. Accompanying the two-day Oceanic Art Society forum: Aboriginal and Pacific art: collections and artists, then and now, the Art Gallery of NSW is hosting a day of free events, including a curator tour of … [Read more...]
PHOTOS | OAS End of Year Function – AGM and Lecture Meeting
Theodore Bruce Auction : Part Two – Elizabeth Pryce Collection
Theodore Bruce Auction : Part Two - Elizabeth Pryce Collection DATE: Sunday 2 December 2018 | 3pm LOCATION: 6 Ralph Street, Alexandria NSW 2015 Theodore Bruce Auctions is pleased to offer for sale Part Two of the Elizabeth Pryce Collection, as well as other fine pieces of Aboriginal, … [Read more...]
OAS End of Year Function | AGM and Lecture Meeting
To all OAS Members and Friends You are invited to attend the Oceanic Art Society 2018 End of Year Function which will be held on Saturday 10 November 2018 at The Middle Harbour Skiffs Yacht Club in Mosman, Sydney, Australia. Registration and AGM will commence at 10.00am followed by Crispin … [Read more...]
September Issue of OAS Journal now available!
Hot off the press! Volume 23, Issue 3, September 2018 The September Issue of the Oceanic Art Society Journal is now available to read online or download as a PDF. Subscribers will also receive a copy in the mail very soon. Stories in this issue include: … [Read more...]
Tribal Art Fair Sydney (TAFS) Review – 2018
Dawn of a new era. The Tribal Art Fair Sydney-2018 was held on Saturday 21 July at a fabulous new venue: the heritage National Art School “Cell Block” building in Darlinghurst. A great success. This could be the start of an ever-expanding oceanic art fair in the antipodes. The new banner designed by … [Read more...]
Stolen Goods Alert : Rare Spear-Thrower Woomera
A Rare and Early Spear-Thrower Woomera. Early 19th Century Australian Aborigine, collected in the Murray River region 1830-1840. The subtly curved body of the thrower has a hand grip of gum and at the opposite end a wood peg attached with gum and fibre. Provenance: From the … [Read more...]
TUMBUNA Sawiyano
Tumbuna Sawiyano http://tumbuna.org Bethany (Betni) Kalk is a Canadian who grew up in Sawiyano village in the West Sepik Region with her missionary parents. Now a Professor of Art and Design in Omaha, she has accepted to come to Sydney in July 2018 to give an OAS Lecture. "Sawiyano: … [Read more...]
Seasons Greetings – Don’t forget to renew your membership online.
Seasons Greetings. The Oceanic Art Society Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their valued support, which assists in furthering the understanding and appreciation of Oceanic art in Australia and around the world. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and … [Read more...]
