Next Matriarch

Past Exhibition
14 October - 9 December 2017
A balaclava clad woman holds a baby in front of a firey painted background of oranges and blues
A balaclava clad woman holds a baby in front of a firey painted background of oranges and blues

Next Matriarch hosts a conversation between seven Aboriginal women who reflect the next wave of Sovereign female voices in Australian contemporary art.

When

14 October to 9 December 2017

On Tour

Calling on the strength of women past, present and future, the exhibition presents new and recent photography, painting, video and installation works by leading artists from across Australia.

From Ancestral healing to the dystopia of modern society, the language of pop culture and the Sovereign female body as a carrier of children, resilience and knowledge, these works celebrate solidarity and sisterhood. This is the Next Matriarch.

 Supported by TARNANTHI: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art, presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia in partnership with BHP and with support of the Government of South Australia.

Feature Image: ACE Open exhibitions Next Matriarch Hannah Bronte, Mother Lava (017), digital image. Courtesy the artist

  • A framed photograph of a woman with black lipstick, holding an ornate frame up to her face.
  • A wide shot of the ACE main gallery, with paintings, a photograph and projections on all of the black walls.
  • Three side by side video stills of a naked, pregnant woman posing side on and front on.
  • A video still of a woman, blurred in motion, while dancing to an empty theatre in a grass skirt.
  • Two bright story board style illustrations depicting scenes with a number of different characters.
  • A Video still of a woman with her face painted, wearing a headpiece and a large necklace, standing in front of a dreamily coloured night sky.
  • A black wall with a aide image of an outdoor scene, hanging in front of it are sheets of plastic.
A framed photograph of a woman with black lipstick, holding an ornate frame up to her face.
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Lead Artists

Paola Balla, Ali Gumillya Baker, Hannah Brontë, Miriam Charlie, Amrita Hepi, Nicole Monks, Kaylene Whiskey

Guest Curator

Kimberley Moulton, Liz Noweli
Artists

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

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