Author Archive | Michael Werner
GFC thoughts…
Its bewildering to hear the echo’s of Indigenous art doomsayers as we continue to climb out of the dark cave known as the Global Financial Crisis. Negative attitudes are becoming tiresome and appear to be mainly present in those far removed from the inner sanctum of Indigenous art. No one can deny there has been a significant slowdown–shall […]
Sydney Art Month Aboriginal Art Talk by Adam Knight at SBS TV Headoffice
Sydney Art Month Aboriginal Art Talk by Adam Knight at SBS TV Head office
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi at studio
Australian Aboriginal Footballers to African Games in Maputo, Mozambique,
In September 2011 Adam Knight along with several others took a group of young Aboriginal Men to Africa to Play an Exhibition AFL game at the 2011 African Games in Mozambique. They played an AFL match between a Mozambique team, visited Swaziland and Kruger National Park, They also played a team in the slums of […]
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Smashes World Aboriginal Auction Record
Video © Adam Knight, 2007 Further Reading: www.abc.net.au/news/2007-07-25/clifford-possum…record…/2512732 http://www.news.com.au/national/clifford-possum-art-sells-for-24m-record/story-e6frfkp9-1111114031762 www.smh.com.au/news/arts/aboriginal…record…/1185043149747 http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/24m-for-possum-painting-that-once-fetched-1200/2007/07/24/1185043120918.html
Perpetual Benefactor status
Adam Knight was a proud recipient of ‘Perpetual Benefactor’ status at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Adam pictured below with Chairman Kerry Watson and Life Benefactor and Chairman of the City Gallery Patrick Corrigan. Other Perpetual Benefactors recognised on the night:- Dr Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Tom and Sylvia Lowenstein; Evan Lowenstein; Adam Micmacher; Ken […]