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William King120x90 A rare selection of Oil on linen worksThe light is enveloped by the oil and shimmers giving off the i...
23/02/2026

William King
120x90

A rare selection of Oil on linen works

The light is enveloped by the oil and shimmers giving off the illusion of life as you move around the work.

Available for purchase

Congratulations to Lauren who has won an original painting, "Bush" by Tarisse King. We will be in touch to get your addr...
12/01/2026

Congratulations to Lauren who has won an original painting, "Bush" by Tarisse King. We will be in touch to get your address details. We hope you love it!

Our next give-away is a 30cm x 30cm original by Adelaide artist, Rowdy Warren. If you'd like to enter, please head to www.cag.art

Minnie PwerleAwelye150x90cmMinnie PwerleAwelye149x89cmMinnie PwerleAwelye150x98cmMinnie Pwerle was an Alyawarre/Anmatyer...
18/12/2025

Minnie Pwerle
Awelye
150x90cm

Minnie Pwerle
Awelye
149x89cm

Minnie Pwerle
Awelye
150x98cm

Minnie Pwerle was an Alyawarre/Anmatyerre artist born around 1910 in Utopia, Northern Territory. She began painting in her eighties after decades applying traditional body designs for women's Awelye ceremonies. Her bold, free-flowing works depict ancient ceremonial patterns and Dreaming stories including Bush Melon, translated through confident brushstrokes and vibrant movement. Working entirely from her deep cultural knowledge and ceremonial practice, Minnie became one of Australia's most significant Indigenous artists alongside Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Her prolific output continued until her death in 2006. Her works are held in major collections and galleries worldwide.

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Gabriella Possum NungurrayiSeven Sisters140x240cmGabriella Possum Nungurrayi is an Anmatyerre artist born at Mt Allan in...
17/12/2025

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi
Seven Sisters
140x240cm

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi is an Anmatyerre artist born at Mt Allan in 1967, eldest daughter of renowned painter Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Taught by her father from childhood, she won the Alice Springs Art Prize at sixteen. Her vibrant compositions depict ancestral narratives, particularly the Seven Sisters Dreaming inherited through her maternal line. This story chronicles seven sisters fleeing the predatory Wati-Nyiru across vast country before escaping to the sky as the Pleiades constellation, forever watching over women on earth. Now based in Melbourne, Gabriella's work features in major collections including the National Gallery of Australia.

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Sollai CartwrightResting Lion 2024100x180x24Sollai CartwrightBoogie Boogie 202593x64x39Sollai Cartwright is an Australia...
15/12/2025

Sollai Cartwright
Resting Lion 2024
100x180x24

Sollai Cartwright
Boogie Boogie 2025
93x64x39

Sollai Cartwright is an Australian sculptor specializing in Carrara marble and bronze. Born in rural Victoria in 1988, he trained in traditional carving techniques under Italian artisans in Pietrasanta. He returns annually to source his marble from the historic Carrara quarries, the same source Michelangelo used for masterpieces including The David and The Pietà. Based in Melbourne, Cartwright creates abstract forms inspired by nature, viewing his practice as collaboration between artist and material. His work has been exhibited internationally, including Sculpture by the Sea, Art Central Hong Kong, and Australia House London. His sculptures are held in distinguished private collections across Australia, Europe, and Asia.

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Tommy WatsonMy Country 2015146x236cmYannima Tommy Watson was a distinguished Pitjantjatjara artist born around 1935 near...
11/12/2025

Tommy Watson
My Country 2015
146x236cm

Yannima Tommy Watson was a distinguished Pitjantjatjara artist born around 1935 near Irrunytju in Western Australia's Gibson Desert. Orphaned young, he learned traditional hunting and gathering practices while developing profound understanding of his ancestral lands. After decades working as a stockman and laborer, Watson began painting at Irrunytju art centre in 2001 at age sixty-six. His vibrant compositions featuring energetic layers of colored dots quickly gained international recognition. In 2006, his work was permanently installed at Paris's Musée du quai Branly. Watson passed away in 2017.

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Dorothy Napangardi.Mina Mina 2012182x244Dorothy Napangardi stood as a pioneering figure in Australian art. Alongside art...
10/12/2025

Dorothy Napangardi.
Mina Mina 2012
182x244

Dorothy Napangardi stood as a pioneering figure in Australian art. Alongside artists like Emily Kngwarreye, she earned international recognition as one of the nation's most significant creative voices in contemporary Indigenous Australian art.

Dorothy began painting in 1987, encouraged by her sister Eunice Napangardi (deceased). She developed a distinctive visual language featuring intricate networks of dotted lines that portrayed her father's traditional lands near Lake McKay.

Her work conveyed ancestral narratives, with lines evoking salt patterns around dried clay pans marked by the paths of women.

Her artistic excellence brought numerous accolades, including the 18th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2001. By 2009, Australian Art Collector magazine named her among the nation's 50 Most Collectable Artists.

Born around 1950, Dorothy's ancestral country was Mina Mina, located approximately 400 kilometers northwest of Alice Springs. She passed away in 2013, leaving behind a remarkable artistic legacy.

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Sargis HovhannisyanShark 2022130x200cmSargis Hovhannisyan is a contemporary Armenian artist specializing in hyperrealism...
10/12/2025

Sargis Hovhannisyan
Shark 2022
130x200cm

Sargis Hovhannisyan is a contemporary Armenian artist specializing in hyperrealism. Born in Yerevan in 1980, he has pursued artistic practice since childhood, exploring various drawing techniques before focusing on hyperrealist methods. Since September 2018, he has served as a lecturer in the Drawing Department at the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia. His work continues Armenia's rich artistic heritage, a tradition stretching from ancient manuscript illumination and medieval khachkar stone carving to the nation's vibrant modern art movement that flourished throughout the twentieth century.

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