Indigenous Australian Art from Torres Strait on show in London
Published Thursday, 11 September, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
A well-respected London art gallery with strong Australian connections will host an exhibit of premium Torres Strait Islander art in September to November 2008.
The Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery is set to stage an exhibition by Alick Tipoti – ‘rising star’ of the Torres Strait Islander printmaking movement - opening on 20 September and closing on 15 November.
Minister for Trade John Mickel congratulated Mr Tipoti on securing and embracing this golden opportunity, taking full advantage of the quality exposure on offer in one of the world’s largest and most art-conscious markets.
“Alick Tipoti, from Horn Island in far north Queensland, is an award-winning artist who through carving intricate linocuts produces prints which depict and reflect the ancestral stories of his people,” Mr Mickel said.
“Mr Tipoti’s artwork is in the collections of both the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, and the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane. This is his first solo show outside Australia and its planning has been assisted by the Queensland Indigenous Arts Marketing and Export Agency (QIAMEA).
“Rebecca Hossack is a long-time dedicated advocate of Indigenous Australian art, and was delighted to have been able to secure Mr Tipoti’s exhibition. She has strong Australian connections after being born in Melbourne and having served as the Cultural Attaché in the Australian High Commission in London between 1993 and 1997.
“Rebecca will host a Queensland promotional night in London to mark the opening of the Tipoti exhibition that is expected to attract many of the London art word’s major players.
Mr Mickel said that QIAMEA, a branch of Trade Queensland, has been working to strategically raise the profile of Queensland Indigneous art in the United Kingdom for the past four years.
“QIAMEA has partnered Mr Tipoti’s agent, Michael Kershaw, Director of the Australian Art Print Network, to support this exhibition and previously to show leading Torres Strait Islander artist Dennis Nona at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in 2006.
“Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from Queensland in the UK market through quality exhibitions is a key element of QIAMEA's strategy to establish Queensland as a source of high calibre Indigenous Art in the international arena.
QIAMEA is assisting the Alick Tipoti exhibition titled Malungu (From the Sea) at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery through their Arts Partnership Program.
For more information on Alick Tipoti’s upcoming London exhibition visit
www.r-h-g.co.uk/exhibitions/view/alick_tipoti/18,0.html
Minister’s office: John Smith 3237 1944, Jane Rowe 3237 1125, Nathan Moir 3235 4060
11 September 2008
The Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery is set to stage an exhibition by Alick Tipoti – ‘rising star’ of the Torres Strait Islander printmaking movement - opening on 20 September and closing on 15 November.
Minister for Trade John Mickel congratulated Mr Tipoti on securing and embracing this golden opportunity, taking full advantage of the quality exposure on offer in one of the world’s largest and most art-conscious markets.
“Alick Tipoti, from Horn Island in far north Queensland, is an award-winning artist who through carving intricate linocuts produces prints which depict and reflect the ancestral stories of his people,” Mr Mickel said.
“Mr Tipoti’s artwork is in the collections of both the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, and the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane. This is his first solo show outside Australia and its planning has been assisted by the Queensland Indigenous Arts Marketing and Export Agency (QIAMEA).
“Rebecca Hossack is a long-time dedicated advocate of Indigenous Australian art, and was delighted to have been able to secure Mr Tipoti’s exhibition. She has strong Australian connections after being born in Melbourne and having served as the Cultural Attaché in the Australian High Commission in London between 1993 and 1997.
“Rebecca will host a Queensland promotional night in London to mark the opening of the Tipoti exhibition that is expected to attract many of the London art word’s major players.
Mr Mickel said that QIAMEA, a branch of Trade Queensland, has been working to strategically raise the profile of Queensland Indigneous art in the United Kingdom for the past four years.
“QIAMEA has partnered Mr Tipoti’s agent, Michael Kershaw, Director of the Australian Art Print Network, to support this exhibition and previously to show leading Torres Strait Islander artist Dennis Nona at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in 2006.
“Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from Queensland in the UK market through quality exhibitions is a key element of QIAMEA's strategy to establish Queensland as a source of high calibre Indigenous Art in the international arena.
QIAMEA is assisting the Alick Tipoti exhibition titled Malungu (From the Sea) at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery through their Arts Partnership Program.
For more information on Alick Tipoti’s upcoming London exhibition visit
www.r-h-g.co.uk/exhibitions/view/alick_tipoti/18,0.html
Minister’s office: John Smith 3237 1944, Jane Rowe 3237 1125, Nathan Moir 3235 4060
11 September 2008