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History
'The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards, the richest Indigenous arts prize in the country, is a national award founded in 2008 to celebrate the breadth, diversity and excellence of art from all corners of Indigenous Australia. The awards acknowledge the significant and ongoing contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists make to Australian art, culture and society.'
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2015
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Year: 2011
recipient Gunybi Ganambarrrecipient Jarran Jan Billycan -
Year: 2008
winner Patrick Tjungurrayiwinner June Walkutjukurr Richards
Works About this Award
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The Unsettling Triumph of Aboriginal Contemporary Art 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2011 2011; (p. 8-11) 'Events that celebrate Indigenous contemporary art, such as the Western Australian Indigenus Art Awards, have become an important feature of the Australian art wourd...' -
Introduction 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2011 2011; (p. 7) 'The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards has become a highly anticipated national celebration of the achievements and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists during their lifetimes...' -
Introduction 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2010 2010; (p. 8)