Regional gallery trumps the majors

The first Australian survey of art from the APY Lands is being staged by an unlikely but ambitious partner.
[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Mens Collaborative, Ronnie Douglas, Brenton Ken, Willy Kaika Burton, Mick Wikilyiri, Ray Ken; supplied

The Wynne Prize – arguably Australia’s most high profile prize for landscape painting – was awarded this year to a collaborative canvas by the Ken Sisters – five sisters from the remote community of Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY), at the tri-state border of South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Unlock Padlock Icon

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina