The Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery

10/11/2016

Hello Everyone, hoping you all made it through the hurricane safely. We are working in the Gallery today and will be open Wed - Fri from noon-6pm and Sat from 1:00 - 6pm this this week.

The Aboriginal Art will be for sale in the Gallery for the next couple of weeks so if there is a painting, piece of jewelry or didgeridoo you are interested in, now is the time to buy before it is all shipped off to Atlanta.

Thank you, Kari Graham-Reid

10/04/2016

This is Kari Graham-Reid. I want to thank you for all the love and support you have given.

I am opening the Gallery this week Tues-Fri from 10am - 6pm and Saturday from 2pm - 6pm, weather permitting. All art and jewelry in the Gallery will be available for purchase for a short time.

Further opening dates will be posted so please check back. Also the Saturday Art Walk will be holding a candlelight vigil for Kevin this Saturday.

Dear Friends: Please join us on October 8th, 6:45 at Andaz Hotel, after our Savannah Art Walk, for a Candlelight Remembrance of Kevin Reid.

Love,
Tiffani

09/21/2016

Raelene Williams Walpa Pukla (Whirly Winds) is a story about two big Whirl Winds that caused havoc, destroying all the tribes Humpy's (small temporary shelters made from bark and tree branches). Theses menacing Whirly Winds eventually settled, turning into two huge Ghost Gum Trees, that still can be seen today. Whirly Winds are an unique occurrence to Central Australia. These mini tornados collect leaves, sand debris in their paths and also scatter seeds to help regenerate bush foods, the latter being at the heart of Raelene's painting Dreamtime story. This 38.5" X 22" painting is for sale for $850.

09/18/2016

Did you know that the Australian Aboriginals were baking bread 15,000 years before the Egyptians?

09/18/2016

This Patricia Jackson Napanangka painting depicts the creation events at the rock hole site of Marrapinti, West of Kiwirrkurra in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia. A group of senior women camped at this site. They gathered Kampurarrpa (bush raisin), which are ground to make a type of traditional damper (bread). This site is also associated with nose piercing rituals for the Pintupi women. The patchwork like design literally represents a symbolic map of the Western Desert region and each section depicts ancestral activities that were part of the formation of the present day environment. The circular symbols depict the 'Nymparra' (hairstring skirts) worn when performing ceremonies. Ceremonial sites were chosen because of the close proximity of water. The straight lines on the outer side of the painting show 'Tali Tali' (sand hills) which dominate the desert landscape. (Kit Ballen).
This 18.11" X 59.84" painting is Acrylic on Belgian Linen. Progress photos and certificate of authenticity are supplied with this and most other paintings in stock. Price on this painting is $1485. Free shipping.
Specializing in Central and Western desert art, The Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery is the only gallery of its type on the Eastern Seaboard of America.

09/15/2016

Before white man colonised Australia in the late 1700s, the indigenous peoples had to sing their way around the country, as no physical maps were written to show them how to get from area to area. Below is a brief video on how the songlines were used to guide these people around the country as well as give homage to the land that they traveled over. This technique as well as their amazing survival skills in very harsh conditions kept this race of people alive for tens of thousands of years.

Colin Jones, lecturer in Aboriginal History, talks about his culture, his history and his art.

09/12/2016

Margaret Lewis Napangardi comes from a family of esteemed artists. She is the daughter of revered artist and senior lawman, Paddy Lewis Japanangka and her sisters are the famous Dorothy, Maggie and Judy Napangardi (all deceased). Margaret and her family lived and moved around Mina Mina country, which is the site of an important rock hole and there are many Dreaming stories associated with this country. Her paintings depict the stories associated with her country Janyinki and Mina Mina Dreaming, west of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory of Australia. She grew up in the bush and had little contact with white man, travelling as they had for thousands of years until they moved and settled in Yuendumu. Margaret has been exposed to painting since she was a child and her artworks are very depictive of art from the Yuendumu area. Margaret has had her works exhibited extensively throughout Australia and has featured in exhibitions overseas. A very sort after artist from collectors across the globe. This 35.5" X 35.5" painting is priced at $1800, and should only appreciate in value over the years. The Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery in the Downtown Historic District of Savannah GA, is the only Aboriginal Art Gallery on the Eastern Seaboard of America. Kevin Reid (the owner) has lived in the Deserts of Central Australia for around 25 years, and has been exposed to many of the artists that grace the walls of this gallery. For more information on this, and many other pieces, either call in or give him a call.

09/09/2016

09/08/2016

The Men’s Tjilirra Movement was established to secure the future for the custodians of the world’s longest continuing culture. Tjilirra - traditional handmad...

09/08/2016

Tjilirra (traditional handmade tools including boomerangs, shields, spears, carrying vessels) are the cornerstone of the ancient traditional world of the Pintupi men. Sacred traditional tool carvings hold the power to the country. Tjukurrpa (the Dreaming) holds the meaning and the life for them, reinforcing relatedness, sorrow and country. Tjilirra represents ancient law, land-ownership, and the carvings hold the journeys of ancestral beings and sacred places in the landscape and more. The Tjilirra is the title or deed for the country of the men. Tjilirra is the power for the men. They have kept it sacred and secret for over 100 years. There is an urgent need of the Elders to give Tjilirra to the young men – a need which is life or death for cultural survival and their humanity. The young male initiates of the past could not survive in the bush without Tjilirra. Today Tjilirra, in the form of this project, will save lives and change minds of young and old men.

09/08/2016

The Tjilirra 'Traditional Tools – Life Tools' Project partners CASSE with Aboriginal communities in Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji), Mt Liebig (Watiyawanu), Kintore (...

09/07/2016

There were over 250 different Aboriginal languages in Australia before the European settlements started in the late 1700s. So many of these languages that were lost, are now being revived and documented. Australians are trying to right their wrongs from the past, and there is a lot of money and resources being injected into preserving these very important language groups. Below is a small sample of some of the languages that were spoken across the country.

A tribute to the languages spoken for thousands of years by Australia's first people. From the CD 'Balance', by Bruce Watson, featuring Bruce with Tracey Rob...