Michael Gadjarwala

Languages

Djinang (Wurlaki)

Community

Maningrida

Date of birth

1948-01-01

Clan

Batji-murrungun

Past Exhibitions

Group

  • 2007
    2007 Lorrkon, spirit beings, Lorrkon, spirit beings and Fibrework, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2005
    2005 After Crossing Country, After Crossing Country, a survey bark exhibition, Indigenart, Perth, WA
  • 2005
    2005 Bark paintings and carvings from Maningrida, Bark paintings and carvings from Maningrida, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
  • 2004
    2004 Maningrida burial poles, Maningrida burial poles, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK
  • 2004
    2004 21st NATSIAA, 21st Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art awards, Museum & Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
  • 2004
    2004 Maningrida recent works, Maningrida recent works, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2003
    2003 Dreamtime, contemorary aboriginal art, Dreamtime, contemporary Aboriginal art, Cankarjev Dom Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2002
    2002 19th Telstra National & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, NATSIA, 19th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
  • 2002
    2002 'Barks in the spotlight' Utrecht, The Netherlands, Barks in the spotlight, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • 2002
    2002 East + West, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW, East + West, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW
  • 1998
    1998, Spirits of the Dreaming Jarraman Arts Aboriginal Corporation,, Spirits of the Dreaming Jarraman Arts Aboriginal Corporation, National Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Sydney, NSW
  • 1996
    1996-97, Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia, Netherl., Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia Galerie Kouwenhoven, Delft, Netherlands
  • 1996
    1996, Journey of the Birds, Raintree, Journey of the Birds Raintree Fine Art Gallery, Darwin, NT
  • 1996
    1996-97, Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia, Netherl., Dreaming: Aboriginal Art from Australia Galerie Kouwenhoven, Delft, Netherlands
  • 1993
    1993-94, Identities : art from Australia. Contemporary Australian Art to Taiwan, Identities : art from Australia. Contemporary Australian Art to Taiwan Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Tapei, Taiwan and Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
  • 1991
    1991, The Eighth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, The Eighth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
  • 1990
    1990-91, Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 From Australia, Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 From Australia Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, Scotland; toured to Swansea and Manchester, UK
  • 1989
    1989, Rrawa, Rrawa Darwin Performing Arts Centre Gallery, Darwin, NT
  • 1982
    1982, Aboriginal Art at the Top, Aboriginal Art at the Top Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT

Collections

  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW
  • Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Qld
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Walonia Aboriginal Art, Netherlands
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
  • Museum D'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon, France