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Tagged: Australian artists

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Art in Australia
Celebrating Australian art, artists and exhibitions through interviews and documentary footage from the 1950s to the 1980s. The quest of the artist lies at the heart of this collection. It includes...
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Australian Costume Designer Mavis Ripper
NFSA curator Jenny Gall shines a spotlight on Mavis Ripper, a pioneer of Australian costume design for film and theatre.
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Australian Artists Revealed
These film and sound portraits of famous Australian artists show the interconnected world of art in Australia.
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Sidney Nolan, interviewed by Binny Lum (1964)
Sir Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and printmaker, interviewed by Binny Lum in Paris, France in 1964. The photograph on the cover:Sidney Nolan 1964by Axel Poignant (1906-1986) Gelatin silver...
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Tracey Moffatt
Filmmaker and photographer Tracey Moffatt is one of Australia's most nationally and internationally successful artists, having held around 100 solo exhibitions of her work in Europe, the United...
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Painting Country: Balgo
Erica Izett and Tim Acker manage the Balgo art centre in northern Western Australia. Some of Australia’s best Aboriginal artists work in the Balgo area. They describe the elements in Aboriginal art....
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Art + Soul: Dreams and Nightmares – Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (approximately 1910–1996) was an Anmatyerre artist and elder. She is one of Australia's most important contemporary artists. She began painting when she was 79 years old having...
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Ken Done
Artist Ken Done talks about feeling proud when he sees someone wearing his work and annoyed when he sees 'bad, crass and boring' copies. At the height of his popularity, he has four stores, 40 staff...
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Light Years: Olive Cotton and Max Dupain
Olive Cotton is a key figure in the development of contemporary Australian photography. Olive exhibited internationally in the 1930s and ran the Sydney studio of long-time collaborator Max Dupain ...
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Sculpture Australia 69: Norma Redpath
Sculptor Norma Redpath (1928–2013) talks about the inspiration she derives from Australia's 'vast spaces and unique forms'. We see her creating works including the fountain for the Commonwealth...
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