Tjungkara Ken History and Collections
History
Selected Group Exhibitions2024 ICONIC, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2024 Iluwanti Ken, Tjungkara Ken & Sylvia Kanytjupai Ken: Minyma Kungkaralpa ngulu wirtjapakanu
(Women running away into the stars in the Milky Way), Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2023 Tjungkara Ken and Yaritji Young 'Sisters' Exhibition 2023, Harvey Galleries, Sydney
2022- 2023 Tarnanthi on Tour: Kungka Kunpu, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide followed by national tour to: Ngununggula, Bowral NSW; Maitland Regional Gallery, Maitland NSW; HOTA Gallery, Surfer’s Paradise QLD; Geelong Gallery, Geelong VIC; Bunjil Place Gallery, Narre Warren VIC
2022 Jan Murphy Gallery, Art Basel (online viewing rooms)
2021 Seven Sisters: Kungkarangkalpa, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2018 Seven Sisters, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2018 Salon des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2018 Divided Worlds | Adelaide Bienniale of Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
2017 Gems of the APY land, Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Gallery, Paris
2017 Jan Murphy Gallery, Sydney Contemporary, Sydney
2017 Taranthi Festival, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
2017 Town Studio Exhibition, Tangentyere Artists Aboriginal Art Centre, Alice Springs
2016 Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars, Hazlehurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, Gymea NSW
2015 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2015 Salon des Refuses, Presented by Outstation and Paul Johnstone Gallery in association with Darwin Festival, Darwin
2015 Tjintu wiru | Beautiful day, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
2015 Tjukurpa, Ngura, Waltja | Culture, Country, Family, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2014 In Memory of Kunmanara Williamson: These are the stories we teach our children, Short Street Gallery, Broome
2014 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2014 Paintings from the Heart of Amata Country, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
2014 Tjala-nga Tjara | It's all about Tjala, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2014 Tjintu kuwaritja wiru mulapa, Red Dot Gallery, Singapore
2013 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2013 APY Lands Survey Exhibition, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2013 Tjukurpa nganampa kunpu kanyintjaku | Stories that keep culture strong, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
2013 Kunpu Pulka | Strong and Important, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2012 Ngura ngura munu malaku ngura kutu | From home and returning home, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2012 Punu-Ngura | From the Trees, Outstation Raft Artspace, Alice Springs
2012 Kunpu munu ninti pilulka: Nyangatja Anangu tjutu ku minyma ku way | Strong and Wise: This is the way of Anangu Women, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2012 Tjala Arts | News Works, Marshall Arts, Adelaide
2012 Tjala Arts | New Works, Short Street Gallery, Broome
2011 Nganampa Kampatjanka Uungutja – Behind Our Canvas, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2011 I Hold My Father’s Story. I Hold My Mother’s Story, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs
2011 Ngura Wiru Mulapa – Our Beautiful Country, Aboriginal And Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney
2011 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2011 Tjala and Kaltjiti, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2010 APY & NPY Survey Exhibition, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs
2010 Nganampa Tjukurpa Kunpu | Our Strong Stories, Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney
2010 Tjukurpa Pulkatjara, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
2010 APY & NPY Exhibition, Marshall Arts, Adelaide
2010 Tjukurpa Kunpu Nganana Kanyini Pulka | Our Stories, We Hold Strong, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2010 Tjala Arts: Ala Patintjaku | Closing the Gap, Marshall Arts, Adelaide
2010 Desert Country, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
2010 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2009 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2009 Tjala Arts | Women, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzii, Melbourne
2009 Tjala Arts | New Works, Aboriginal & Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney
2009 Generation Next, Randell Lane Fine Art, Perth
2009 Tjala Arts | New Work, Randell Lane Fine Art
2009 Alwarawara | Side by Side, Outstation Gallery, Darwin
2003 Nganampa Tjukurpa | Our Stories, Port Melbourne Uniting Church, Melbourne
2003 Ngura Tjanpi Desert Spinifex Country: Works by members of the Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation, Raintree Gallery, Darwin
2003 PY on Paper | Works on Paper from Members of the Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation, Mossenson Galleries, Perth
2002 Aboriginal Art, Art-rium, Graz, Austria
2002 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2002 Mina Wala | Fresh, like water from a spring, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2000 Limited Edition Prints of Minymaku, Mossenson Galleries, Perth
2000 Irititja Munu Kuwaritja Tjukurpa | Stories from the past and present, Tandanya, Adelaide
2000 Desert Visions | Works of Minymaku Arts, Adelaide Fringe at Synagogue Place, Adelaide
1998 Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
Awards and Recognitions
2022 39th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist together with Yaritji Young2021 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney - Finalist & Roberts Family Prize
2021 Sidney Myer Fund | Creative Fellow (painting)
2019 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney - Finalist
2018 35th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist- Finalist (with Ken Sisters Collaborative)
2017 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney - Finalist (with Ken Sisters Collaborative)
2017 34th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
2016 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney - Winner
2015 32nd NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
2014 31st NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
2013 30th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
2010 27th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
Collections
- Artbank, Sydney
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
- Corrigan Collection, Sydney
- Lagerberg Swift Collection, Australia
- Laverty Collection, Sydney
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- QAGOMA, Brisbane
- The Marshall Collection, Australia
- Vicky McGeough Collection, Australia