Down Under: Art from Australia

Paintings of monumental beauty and power convey histories and knowledge passed down through many generations. The breadth and diversity of Australian First Nations art stand at the heart of this exhibition, bringing together works by artists and artist collectives from Papunya, Utopia, Balgo, Warmun, and beyond. Among them is Emily Kam Kngwarray (1910–1996), one of its most internationally renowned figures. She began painting on canvas only in her late 70s, creating an extraordinarily prolific and wide-ranging body of work in the final eight years of her life. The exhibition draws on the ALBE…