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5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain, installation view, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Grace Kemarre Robinya, Western Arrarnta/Arrernte/Anmatyer/Luritja people, Kwatjala nhama timela (Raining time), 2024-2025. © Grace Kemarre Robinya/Tangentyere Art Centre

The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial is a collage of an exhibition, and a work of wonder

After the Rain, curated by Tony Albert, celebrates the resurgence of Australian Indigenous cultures in the aftermath of the loss of the referendum
Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people, Northern Territory, born Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory, 14 June 1983. The Indulkana Tigers, 2014, Indulkana, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia synthetic polymer paint on linen 122.0 x 152.0 cm Private Collection © Vincent Namatjira.

Vincent Namatjira’s paintbrush is his weapon. With an infectious energy and wry humour, nothing is off limits

Vincent Namatjira, a Western Arrernte artist, is Albert Namatjira’s great-grandson. His genre is portraiture, but with a twist: loaded with satire and post-colonial politics.

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