Forewords / Brian Kennedy and Alice-Anne Boylan -- Introduction / Roger Butler -- Printmaking by Aboriginal Artists / Roger Butler. Prints from the Tiwi Islands. Prints by Aboriginal artists from Arnhem Land -- Motif Etching: The history of Ilan printing / Brian Robinson. Prints from the Torres Strait Islands -- Printmaking in Papua New Guinea / Melanie Eastburn. Prints from Papua New Guinea -- A Pacific Accent: Polynesian printmakers in Aotearoa New Zealand / Nicholas Thomas. Prints by Maori artists. Prints by Pacific Islander artists -- Unfamiliar Territory: An art of constant translation / Nigel Lendon -- The cross-cultural experience
Summary
Overview of 'Islands in the Sun', a major exhibition of contemporary prints by Indigenous artists from Australia and the Australasian region; shared history of European colonisation by these Indigenous people; printmaking as a popular and accessible medium
Notes
Exhibition held Feb 17-May 27, 2001 at the National Gallery of Australia
