News from January 2013

Seminar and Open Studio with Mervyn Rubuntja in Sydney, Feb 23-24

MERVYN RUBUNTJA, HERMANNSBURG STYLE WATERCOLOUR ARTIST WILL BE PAINTING IN AN OPEN STUDIO SCENARIO AT TALI GALLERY IN ROZELLE

SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2013, 10AM-5PM

STATE LIBRARY, SYDNEY – UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY EVENT

SUNDAY 24TH FEBRUARY, 1-5PM

Mervyn Rubuntja will be participating in a seminar at the State Library of NSW in Sydney along with a group of experts , knowledgeable about Albert Namatjira’s life, his painting and the Hermannsburg ‘school’ of watercolourists. The seminar is being sponsored by the University of Western Sydney.

Download Tali Gallery’s Event schedule.

West MacDonnell Ranges, NT, Black Hair.

Mervyn Rubuntja's' first painting in 2013, painted especially for the Sydney visit.
Mervyn Rubuntja’s first painting in 2013, painted especially for the Sydney visit.

Albert’s Ghost gums felled by fire – Interview with Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor who is continuing the legacy of Albert Namatjira has visited the site of the twin gums for the first time since they were destroyed by fire. Listen to an interview with him at the twin gum site (on ABC).

Bellow: Mervyn Rubuntja’s Twin Gums. For more information about this painting please contact Ngurratjuta Many Hands.

Albert Namatjira's Twin Gums - By Mervyn Rubuntja
Albert Namatjira’s Twin Gums – By Mervyn Rubuntja