Kluge-Ruhe › Aboriginal Art Collection
Tjumpo Tjapanangka, Kangaroo Dreaming at Lake Mackay, 1991 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Viscopy, Australia
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Yam Dreaming of My Country, c.1991 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Viscopy, Australia
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Family Bush Tucker Dreaming, c.1972 ©2009 Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney
Jimmy Angunguna, Marrchila (Saltwater Crocodile), 1996 ©2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VISCOPY, Australia
Children's Programs
Occasionally we offer a children’s art program to introduce children ages 6 – 12 to Aboriginal art and the techniques used by Aboriginal artists. Past art projects have included printmaking, “dot” painting, painting “hollow logs,” constructing and painting “bark” baskets, photography and collaborative painting combined with storytelling. Periodically our children’s programs are offered off-site at public libraries or other venues. Check our calendar of events for upcoming children’s programs.
Visiting Aboriginal artists Susan Marrawarr, Donna Brown, Fiona Omeenyo and Silas Hobson have participated in past programs. Artists from the Charlottesville community including Fenella Belle, Lee Alter, Edith Arbaugh, Joan Soderlund, and Rosamond Casey have led classes on watercolor techniques and book art.
The Kluge-Ruhe Collection will also be a feature of the UVA Art Museum’s 2012 Early Visions program for the Boys and Girls Club of Charlottesville.
Exhibits
January 24 - April 8, 2012
Vernon Ah Kee’s exhibition ill-like includes drawings and text works exploring issues of race and racially motivated violence in conjunction with Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s birthday and Black History Month in February. Vernon Ah Kee is a member of the Kuku Yalandji, Waanyi, Yidinjii and Gugu Timithirr peoples. He is known for his candid explorations of contemporary and historical mistreatment of Aboriginal people in Australia. His work has been exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and he represented Australia at the 2009 Venice Biennale.