Kin

Mathias Kauage, Papua New Guinea 1944-2003 / Marbles 1988 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 158 x 180cm / Purchased 2021. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Estate of Mathias Kauage. / View full image
When
9 Jul 2022 – 2 Jul 2023
Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery 6 (Henry and Amanda Bartlett Galleries)
Admission
Free
About
‘Kin’ explores how contemporary artists in Papua New Guinea draw on traditional kinship structures to create families of support and inspiration for their work. The exhibition explores the work of Chimbu artist Mathias Kauage alongside the men and women from his family and village who have followed him; the kinship structures that exist between key Omie artists from Oro Province; and the familial ties binding members of the Haus Yuriyal collective, led by Yuriyal E Bridgeman.
Melinda Pange, Papua, New Guinea b.1983 / Basket 2008 / Coil-woven Kusapa fibre and natural dyes / 36 x 48.5 x 48cm (diam.) / Purchased 2009. The Queensland Government's Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Melinda Pange / View full image
Kende Kusa, Papua New Guinea b.unknown / Kina shell necklace 1980s / Kina shell, woven natural fibres and dyes / 36cm (long); pendant: 18 x 18 x 2.5cm / Purchased 2009. The Queensland Government's Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Kende Kusa / View full image
Mathias Kauage, Papua New Guinea 1944-2003 / Marbles 1988 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 158 x 180cm / Purchased 2021. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Estate of Mathias Kauage / View full image