Exhibitions & Events

Jilamara rising superstar Michelle Woody Minnapinni was announced as the winner of the King & Wood Malleson Contemporary First Nations Art Award late in 2020. Due to COVID restrictions on travel the physical finalist exhibition has been postponed t…

Congratulations to five Jilamara Artists for being selected for this year’s National Aborignal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards!  Pedro Wonaeamirri, Kaye Brown, Dino Wilson, Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri and Timothy Cook are thrilled to be in the finalist exhibition this year at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. They will feature across the categories of General Painting, Carving, Bark and Multimedia.  At this stage we will be at the award announcement on the evening of the 6th August in Darwin! 

Each year, Tiwi artists from Melville Island Art Centres come together to exhibit new work in an annual exhibition at Double Tree Hilton, Darwin. This exhibition coincides with Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2021, making it a perfect time to visit Darwin.…

Ngirramini, Yimunga, Murrakupupuni (Story, Tribe, Country)  Chris Black Timothy Cook Michelle Woody Minnapinni Gerry Mungatopi Janice Murray Columbiere Tipungwuti Pius Tipungwuti Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri   Ngirramini, Yimunga, Murrakupupuni (S…

Timothy Cook is having his first European solo exhibition with Michael Reid Berlin! He is excited to be showcasing a selection of new works for this public outcome. Stand tuned on social media to hear about this amazing programe… Ackerstraße 163, D-1…

Dino Wilson’s first major solo exhibition in Melbourne with Vivien Anderson Gallery, St Kilda. The exhibition showcases 11 major new works by Dino, who is fast establishing himself as an exciting young contemporary Tiwi painter. Please find the online…

Postponed by COVID but still going ahead the largest curated exhibition of Tiwi Art work in Australian history is set to be open to the public at NGV Australia. Curated by Judith Ryan and featuring a significant selection of Jilamara artists both past…

This year due to COVID 19 restrictions on interstate and international travel, The annual Tiwi exhibition at Double Tree Hilton on Darwin’s Espanade will more a more informal Pop-up style event for the local Darwin Community. Instead of the regular exh…

This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair with be going fully online! Please check out this link to view amazing new works many remote art centre’s across Australia. Even during these challenging times this offers an excpiti…

This years exhibition, Pupuni Jilamara Nginingwula (our beautiful paintings), brings together several generations of Tiwi Artists and celebrates the diversity of Tiwi art.

Timothy Cook – Solo Exhibition Kulama ceremony was performed not long after the death of Purukapali, in parlingarri (long time ago) when all birds and animals were still human and women. The Kulama ceremony is still practiced today, to initiate men int…

An exhibition of black and white Tiwi carvings & paintings in Broome, WA.

We’re thrilled announce Dino Wilson &  Barbara Puruntatameri will be exhibiting in Outstation gallery’s 2019 Rising Stars Show. The annual group exhibition features up and coming artists from art centres across the APY, central desert & top end…

Congratulations to Kaye Brown, Dino Wilson and Timothy Cook! KWM announced 32 finalists from around Australia.Their works have been selected for the King & Wood Mallesons Award Contemporary ATSI Art Prize. The exhibition will be displayed from 5- 2…

An annual group exhibition at Double Tree Hilton Darwin. Featuring artwork from three Melville Island Art Centres; Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, Munupi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Association and Ngaruwanajirri Incorporated

The annual Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is an opportunity for meeting artists from art centres around the country and purchasing artwork directly from art centres.

Timothy Cook’s solo show Yingarti Japara (All the Moons) at Aboriginal Pacific Art, Sydney.

Jilamara and Munupi artists will exhibit together this May at Aboriginal Signature Gallerie, Brussels!

The famous Tiwi Islands Grand Final & Annual Art Sale is back again on Sunday 18th March!