Judy Watson
Judy Watson: Exhibition at The Condensery
Judy Watson has been included in the Slow Churn exhibition at The Condensery, Somerset. The exhibition runs from 9 April - 3 July 2021. More infromation can be found here.
Judy Watson: In Conversation
Judy Watson and Daniel Browning will be doing an In Conversation talk at QUT Gardens Points in conjunction with her touring exhibition Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce. The talk will be Friday 8 April 1-2pm at QUT Gardens Point. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: Artist Talk
Judy Watson will be doing an Artist Talk with QUT Art Museum to discuss her upcoming touring exhibition Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce. The Artist Talk is free and will be held on Wednesday 16 March, 9-10 am at QUT Gardens Point.
Judy Watson: Exhibition at National Gallery of Australia
Judy Watson will be presented in conversation as part of the Balnaves Contemporary Series with Helen Johnson at the National Gallery of Australia. The exhibition will run from 19 February - 5 June 2022 before touring to MUMA from 10 September - 12 November 2022. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: Exhibition at Saint Louis Art Museum
Judy Watson's artwork suture has been included in an exhibition of Australian Aboriginal Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The work can be viewed here.
Judy Watson: Article in The Saturday Paper
Judy Watson has been featured in an article in The Saturday Paper on Saturday October 16, 2021. Read the article here.
Judy Watson: Commission video at HOTA
Judy Watson commissioned work at HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast has been featured on their website with an accompanying video. Watch the video here.
Judy Watson: Projection at Outer Space
Judy Watson will be displaying a projection death of a warrior n black and white, light and shade (2021) on the exterior of Outer Space, Brisbane. The work will be displayed from 17 - 23 September, 2021. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: Entwined exhibition at SLQ
Prints by Judy Watson have been included in the Entwined: Plants and people exhibition at State Library of Queensland. The exhibition runs until 14 November. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Judy Watson: Exhibition Review in The Financial Times
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding and Judy Watson, and the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London have been reviewed in The Financial Times. Read the article here.
Judy Watson: Online Exhibition at PERFORMA
Judy Watson has been included in an video exhibition 'Wandamba yalungka .../Winds change direction', curated by Maura Reilly, and produced by Performa. The exhibition runs on 24/7 loop. More information can be found here.
GORDON BENNETT, DALE HARDING, MADONNA STUANTON, JUDY WATSON, JEMIMA WYMAM: EXHIBITION AT GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY, MELBOURNE
Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Madonna Stuanton, Judy Watson and Jemima Wyman have been included in the exhibition 'Octopus 21: On Fire' at Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne. The exhibition runs from 26 June to 8 August 2021. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson: Exhibition review in The Guardian
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordom Benett, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy and Judy Watson have all been discussed in a review in The Guardian of the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London. Read the review here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson: Exhibition review in The Sydney Morning Herald
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett and Judy Watson have been discussed in the article 'New Tate exhibition isn't rewriting our history - but it aims to fill the gaps' in The Sydney Morning Herald for the exhibition they've been included in at the TATE Modern, London. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Bonita Ely, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson: Exhibition at TATE Modern, London
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Bonita Ely, Dale Harding, Peter Kennedy, Judy Watson have been included in the exhibition 'A Year in Art: Australia 1992' at the TATE Modern, London. The exhibition will run until Spring 2022. More information can be found here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Ryan Presley, Robert Andrew: Hyperlocal, Brisbane City Council Outdoor Galleries
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Ryan Presley, and Robert Andrew are all included in Hyperlocal: an exhibition curated by Blacklash taking place across the Brisbane City Council Outdoor Galleries. The exhibition runs until 31 July. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: In Conversation with AGNSW
Judy Watson joins Daniel Browning for the live-streamed talk for 'In the Frame' for Art Gallery of New South Wales, in response to her new installation at The National 2021. Watch the talk here.
Judy Watson: Article on Frieze
Judy Watson has been featured in an article for Frieze, 'The Best Public Art Shows to See this Year' for her installation at HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise. Read the article here.
Judy Watson, Vernon Ah Kee: Article in The Conversation
Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee have been featured in an article posted on The Conversation for The National 2021. The exhibition wil run from March 26 to Septmeber 5 at AGNSW, March 26 to June 20 at Carraigeworks and March 26 to August 22 at MCA. Read the article here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Judy Watson: The National: New Australian Art 2021
Vernon Ah Kee in collaboration with Dalisa Pigram (with Marrugeku), Sancintya Mohini Simpson, and Judy Watson will have work presented in The National: New Australian Art, Sydney. The National will run from March 26 to September 5 at AGNSW, March 26 to June 20 at Carraigeworks and March 26 to August 22 at MCA. Find out more here.
Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Judy Watson: Article in Sydney Morning Herald
Sancintya Mohini Simpson and Judy Watson have been featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, in conjunction with their upcoming works at The National, Sydney. The National will run from March 26 to September 5 at AGNSW, March 26 to June 20 at Carraigeworks and March 26 to August 22 at MCA.
Judy Watson: Online Artist Talk, University of Sydney
Judy Watson spoke in conversation with Professor Jakelin Troy to discuss her new public artwork, juguma 2020, at the University of Sydney. Watch the discussion online here.
Judy Watson: Q&A and Book Launch at Museum of Brisbane
Judy Watson new book 'women of brisbane' will be launching on 8 March 2021 at Museum of Brisbane. The launch will include an Q&A with Louise Martin Chew. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: IKON Exhibition Review
Judy Watson's exhibition at IKON Gallery, Birmingham has been reviewed on Redbrick. Read the article here.
Judy Watson: Artist Talk, University of Sydney
Judy Watson will be giving an Artist Talk about her commissioned work for University of Sydney on Friday 26 February, at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. More information on the talk and its online attendance can be found here.
Judy Watson: Panel Discussion, Artspace
Judy Watson participated in an online panel discussion, 'out of country: blood and bone', at Artspace. More information and video can be found here.
Judy Watson: In Conversation, Experimenta
Judy Watson will be doing an in conversation with Jonathan Parsons for Experimenta on Wednesday 3 February.
Judy Watson: Looking Glass reviewed in The Guardian
Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce: Looking Glass exhibition has been reviewed in The Guardian. More information can be found here.
Dale Harding, Judy Watson: Panel Discussion, IMA
Dale Harding and Judy Watson will join a panel discussion on Cultural Fire and Art on 30 January 2021 from 1:00 to 2:15pm at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. More information can be found here.
Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson, Tintin Wulia: On Fire at IMA
Gordon Bennett, Dale Harding, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson and Tintin Wulia have been included in 'On Fire: Climate and Crisis' exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will run from 30 Jan - 20 March 2021.
Judy Watson: In conversation with Wesley Enoch, Artspace
Artspace presents an In Coversation with Judy Watson and Carol McGregor with Wesley Enoch, Artistic Director, Sydney Festival.
Judy Watson: djillong dumularra exhibition at Artspace, Sydney
Artspace, Sydney, are presenting djillong dumularra, an exhibiton of work by Judy Watson and Carol McGregor. The exhibition opens 16 January and runs until 5 April 2021. More information can be found here.
Kate Beynon, Vivienne Binns, Bonita Ely, Raquel Ormella, Gemma Smith, Madonna Staunton and Judy Watson: Know My Name, National Gallery of Australia
Kate Beynon, Vivienne Binns, Bonita Ely, Raquel Ormella, Gemma Smith, Madonna Staunton and Judy Watson have been included in Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, Part 1 at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Part 1 of this exhibtion is open until 4 July 2021. Find more information here.
JUDY WATSON: Looking Glass, A Virtual Celebration
TarraWarra Museum of Art is hosting a virtual event on Sunday 20th of December from 4-5pm. Judy Watson will be included in the panel disucssion. Register here.
JUDY WATSON: Looking Glass exhibition reviewed in The Saturday Paper
The Saturday Paper has reviewed TarraWarra Museum of Art's exhibition, Looking Glass, which includes works by Judy Watson. Read more here.
JUDY WATSON: Looking Glass exhibition reviewed by ABC News
TarraWarra Museum of Art's exhibition Looking Glass, including Judy Watson, has been reviewed by Hannah Reich for ABC News. Read more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, Sancintya Mohini Simpson: The National 2021
Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, and Sancintya Mohini Simpson will be included in The National 2021: New Australian Art in Sydney. The exhibition will run from 26 March to 5 September 2021. More information here.
JUDY WATSON: exhibition at TarraWarra Museum of Art
TarraWarra Museum of Art, in partnership with IKON Gallery, Birmingham, are presenting the exhibition Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce curated by Hetti Perkins. The exhibition opens 28 November 2020 and runs until 8 March 2021. More information here.
Megan Cope, Judy Watson: Rite of Passage, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
Megan Cope and Judy Watson have been included in Rite of Passage at the Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane, an exhibition curated by Shannon Brett. The exhibition is open until 10 May 2020. More information can be found here.
Judy Watson: Ikon Gallery exhibition reviewed in The Guardian
Judy Watson's exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham has been reviewed by Hannah Clugston in The Guardian online. Read the article here.
Judy Watson: Solo Exhibition, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
A significant exhibition of Judy Watson's work is opening on March 4 at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, United Kingdom, developed in partnership by Ikon Gallery and the TarraWarra Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on until 31 May 2020. More information can be found here.
Various artists: Australia. Antipodean Stories, PAC Milan
Vernon Ah Kee, Khadim Ali, Richard Bell, Dale Harding, Tom Nicholson, Khaled Sabsabi and Judy Watson have been included in Australia. Antipodean Stories at Padiglione D'Arte Contemporanea Milano. The exhibition is on display until 9 February 2020. More information available here.
Bonita Ely and Judy Watson: Water, GOMA
Bonita Ely and Judy Watson's work will be featured in 'Water' at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) open from 7 December 2019 – 26 April 2020. More information available here.
Judy Watson: Discussion, Water Exhibition, Goma
Judy Watson will be speaking in the 'Water' Discussion: Traditional Responses to Contemporary Problems, as part of the opening of the Water exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, on Saturday 7 December at 2:30pm. More information here.
Bonita Ely, Judy Watson: Water, GOMA, Brisbane
Bonita Ely's work and a new comisssion by Judy Watson will be exhibited in Water at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, opening 7 December 2019. More information here.
Dale Harding, Judy Watson: Tradelines, Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery
Dale Harding and Judy Watson will be exhibiting work in the Tradelines exhibition at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. The exhibition runs until 9 February 2020, more information can be found here.
Judy Watson: 15th Anniversary Exhibition, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Judy Watson's work is currently on dispay as part of Where We Now Stand - In Order to Map the Future, the 15th Anniversary Exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan. Find out more here.
Jon Cattapan, Tom Nicholson, Judy Watson: Symposium, Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria
Judy Watson and Tom Nicholson will appear alongside Jon Cattapan at a symposium at Mueller Hall at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on 25 - 26 October, in association with Cattapan's exhibition of works in collaboration with Lyndell Brown and Charles Green. Find out more here.
Judy Watson: Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, Redland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Judy Watson's work has been included in Legacy: Reflections on Mabo at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, in Brisbane. The exhibition opens on 8 September and will be on display until 27 October 2019. Find out more here.
Vernon Ah Kee, Dale Harding, Judy Waston: I Object, GOMA, Brisbane
Vernon Ah Kee, Dale Harding and Judy Watson have been included in I Object at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will be on display until 21 June 2020. Find out more here.
Natalya Hughes, Madeleine Kelly, Gemma Smith, Sandra Selig, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson, Jemima Wyman: New Woman, Museum of Brisbane
Natalya Hughes, Madeleine Kelly, Gemma Smith, Sandra Selig, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson, and Jemima Wyman will be included in New Woman at the Museum of Brisbane. The exhibtiion opens on 13 September and will be displayed until 15 March 2020. Find out more here.
Dale Harding, Judy Watson: Defying Empire, Mildura Arts Centre, VIC
Dale Harding's and Judy Watson's work is featured in Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial, which has opened at Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria, on its tour. The exhibition will be open until 13 October 2019. Find out more here.
Judy Watson: As far as the eye can see, Devonport Regional Gallery, TAS
Judy Watson's work is currently on display in As far as the eye can see at Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania. The exhibition is open until 28 July 2019. More information here.
Judy Watson: profiled on the Tate website
The Tate, London, have featured Judy Watson on their website. The profile on her practice features the short documentary they produced on her work. See the site here.
Judy Watson: Major Commission, Water, GOMA, brisbane
Judy Watson has been comissioned to create a major new work for Water at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition opens on 7 December 2019. Find out more here.
Judy Watson: Stolen/Wealth, Wyndham Art Gallery, VIC
Judy Watson's work will be included in STOLEN/WEALTH at the Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria. The exhibition will be on display from 20 June - 4 August 2019. Find out more here.
Judy Watson: TateShots video
Judy Watson has been the subject of a short documentary produced by the Tate, for the TateShots series. Watch the video here.
JUDY WATSON: PANEL DISCUSSION, UQ ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM
Judy Watson will be speaking at 'Mapping Massacres: History, Art, Place,' a panel discussion at the Univeristy of Queensland Athropology Museum. the names of places, a video piece by Watson, will also be screened at the event. Find out more here.
JUDY WATSON: SOLO EXHIBITION, AGNSW
A major exhibition of Judy Watson's work is opening at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this weekend. The exhibition is titled 'the edge of memory' and runs from 10 November 2018 - 17 March 2019. More information can be found here.
JUDY WATSON: SOLO EXHIBITION, UQ ART MUSEUM
The work of Judy Watson will be presented in a solo exhibition, Judy Watson: concealed histories, at the University of Queensland Art Museum. The exhibition features works from the Museum's collection that showcase the research-driven elements of the artist's practice, which uncover Australia's forgotten and hidden histories through engaging with scholarship, archives, and museum collections.
JUDY WATSON: major new public work commissioned by the City of Sydney
City of Sydney have announced a major new public art commission by Judy Watson for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, as part of their 'Eora Journey' public art program. The work, called bara, is based on the shape of fishhooks fashioned from shell used by Gadigal women. The work will be installed by mid-2020.
Judy Watson: Portrait of an Artist series, SLQ
Judy Watson will be speaking at the second talk of the Portrait of an Artist series at the State Library of Queensland on Friday August 10, 6:30pm. Find out more and RSVP here. Photo by Richard Nolan-Neylan.
JUDY WATSON: ABC RADIO
Judy Watson has recently been featured as a guest on ABC Radio National. On July 11, she appeared alongside Bianca Beetson and host Daniel Browning to discuss the Myall Creek and Beyond exhibition at NERAM and reflect on the 180th anniversary of the massacre. Listen to the recording here.
Judy Watson: 'Representation, Remembrance and the Memorial', MADA Gallery, Monash University
Work by Judy Watson has been included in Representation, Remembrance and the Memorial at MADA Gallery. The exhibition considers the possibilities for art, architecture, and design as memorial by investigating trauma sites in Cambodia, the Americas, Mauritius, and Germany and connecting with local efforts to memorialise frontier massacres and repatriate human remains. The exhibition runs from 27 June until 5 August 2018.
Judy Watson, Raquel Ormella, Vernon Ah Kee: Hunter Red, Newcastle
The Hunter Red suite of exhibitions is presented across Hunter-based cultural institutions: Judy Watson has work included in the exhibiton Hunter Red: Re(a)d Earth at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery from 26 May - 22 July, Vernon Ah Kee has work included in the exhibition, Hunter Red: Corpus at Newcastle Gallery, running 26 May to 22 July, Raquel Ormella's work is included in Hunter Red: Seeing Red at The Lockup, which runs 26 May to 1 July.
JUDY WATSON: myall creek and beyond at NERAM, Armidale
Judy Watson's work will be included in Myall Creek and beyond at the New England Regional Art Museum in Armidale. The exhibition commemorates the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek Massacre in 1838, and will run from Friday, June 8 until Sunday, October 14. Read more here.
JUDY WATSON, SAM CRANSTOUN: In conversation, Museum of Brisbane
On 28 March, Judy Watson and Sam Cranstoun will be taking part in an In Conversation event at the Museum of Brisbane, facilitated by Renai Grace. They will be giving insight into what has shaped their artistic practices. More information here.
Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson: 'Colony: Frontier Wars' NGV, Melbourne
Works by Gordon Bennett and Judy Watson have been included in Colony: Frontier Wars at the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition opens 15 March and runs until 2 September 2018. More information can be found here.
JUDY WATSON: SOLO EXHIBITION, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
The Art Gallery of New South Wales will present a significant solo exhibition of Judy Watson's work later this year. The exhibtion opens in November 2018 and highlights the divseristy of the artist's practice and showcases her longstanding commitment to the unmasking of Australia's shameful histories and their effects on both past and present Indigenous Australians.
Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Judy Watson: 'Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from the National Gallery of Australia', Berlin
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell and Judy Watson from the National Gallery of Australia's collection have toured to me Collectors Room Berlin as part of 'Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from the National Gallery of Australia'. The exhibition encompasses not only the iconic traditional Indigenous works from early periods, but also explores the rich diversity of contemporary practice in Australia right now. The exhibition runs from 17 November 2017 to 02 April 2018.
Judy Watson: 'the names of places' in New Yorker Article
Judy Watson has been featured in a New Yorker article, 'The Mapping of Massacres' by Ceridwen Dovey. The article addresses Watson's critical approach to Australia's colonial history and how her work calls attention to the massacre of Indigenous Australians during European settlement. Read the full article here.
JUDY WATSON: water+wisdom Australia India, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
Judy Watson's works sacred water, 2010, and water body, 2012, will be included in the exhibition water+wisdom Australia India at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne. The exhibition presents a poetic dimension on ancient wisdom regarding water management in both continents. It runs 1 December 2017 until 10 March 2018. Read more.
Helga Groves, Raquel Ormella, Judy Watson: 'Limitless Horizon: Vertical Perspective', GOMA
Limitless Horizon: Vertical Perspective draws together an array of artistic approaches that represent the landscape from a vertical perspective, including work by Helga Groves, Raquel Ormella, Judy Watson. Many of the artists in this exhibition remind us how the conceptual parameters of mapping can change our perception of place. The exhibition opens on Saturday 26 August and runs until Sunday 25 March 2018.
Judy Watson: 'Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of Media Art', RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
Judy Watson's interactive database of massacres of Indigenous communities across Australia the names of places is being exhibited as part of Experimenta Make Sense: Triennial of Media Art at the RMIT Gallery. Experimenta is where creativity and technology collide.
Judy Watson: Blood: attract & repel, Science Gallery, Melbourne
From biological fluid to artistic medium, BLOOD: Attract & Repel is a powerful collision of arts and science that will take you on a journey of scientific discovery, social taboo and self-identity. This exhibition features 22 artworks and a diverse public program of events exploring six key sub themes: taboo, stigma, identity, giving, health and future. Read more.
Dale Harding and Judy Watson: 'Defying Empire: Third National Indigenous Art Triennial' Opens
Work by artists Dale Harding and Judy Watson can be seen at Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Defying Empire brings the works of 30 contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country into the national spotlight.
A Decolonial Geographic: Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania
Under the Devonport Regional Gallery’s Guest Curator Program, artist and curator Fernando do Campo brings together the work of 11 artists, including Richard Bell, Judy Watson and Jon Cattapan, who engage with pictorial, material and philosophical questions that rethink misleading representations of the Australian landscape in A decolonial geographic.
Defying Empire 2017: Artists announced
The National Gallery of Australia has just launched its website for the 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial. Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial brings the works of 30 contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country into the national spotlight. Included in the exhibition are Judy Watson and Dale Harding.
THE DUST NEVER SETTLES: UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ART MUSEUM, ST. LUCIA
'The Dust Never Settles' is a group exhibition at The University of Queensland Art Museum that draws on its collection to explore works by contemporary artists who probe at cultural, environmental and psychological histories that remain unresolved. The exhibition includes work by Khadim Ali, Richard Bell & Emory Douglas, Gordon Bennett, Bonita Ely, Dale Harding, Raquel Ormella, Luke Roberts and Judy Watson and runs from Wednesday 12 April to Sunday 30 July.
JUDY WATSON: 'TOW ROW' 2016 UNVEILED, GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Judy Watson's new public sculpture 'tow row' 2016 has been unveiled outside the Gallery of Modern Art as part of celebrations for GOMA's tenth birthday. The work features as part of 'Sugar Spin', an ambitious and large-scale exhibition of contemporary works from the QAGOMA collection, organised in conjunction with the broader program of celebrations.
GORDON BENNETT, IAN BURN, JUDY WATSON, SANDRA SELIG, LUKE ROBERTS, TIM JOHNSON, VERNON AH KEE, EUGENE CARCHESIO & STUART RINGHOLT: GOMA TURNS 10 & SUGAR SPIN
The work of Gordon Bennett, Ian Burn, Eugene Carchesio, Luke Roberts, Tim Johnson, Vernon Ah Kee, Sandra Selig and Stuart Ringholt features as part of 'Sugar Spin', a large-scale and ambitious exhibition featuring work from the QAGOMA collection and new commissions, such as Judy Watson's 'tow row' 2016. The exhibition is situated at the Gallery of Modern Art and is part of the Gallery's tenth birthday celebrations 'GOMA Turns 10'.
Judy Watson in East Coast Encounters at Caboolture Regional Gallery
Judy Watson is exhibting at Caboolture Regional Gallery as part of the the National Maritime Museum's exhibition East Coast Encounters which is a touring exhibition.
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Review of Black Mist Burnt Country featuring Judy Watson
Black Mist Burnt Country is an exhibition touring NSW, VIC, SA and QLD until 2019. Read the view of the exhibiton which features Judy Watson's 'bomb drawings' (1995) here
Judy Watson's film 'the keepers' at MUMA
Judy Watson at 'Zero Metres Above Sea Level' - CrossArts Projects
Judy Watson 'the names of places' at IMA, Green Screen
Judy Watson's 'the names of places' presents research-based mapping of Aboriginal massacre sites across the country.
A significant aspect of the project is an invitation extended by Watson to the Australian public to contribute any knowledge of such massacres to be incorporated into a database and website, which will be part of the evolving project.
JUDY WATSON: MAPPING AUSTRALIA, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART, UTRECHT
Judy Watson's work features as part of 'Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography', a major, upcoming exhibition organised by and exhibited at the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Utrecht, Netherlands. The exhibition opens 4 October 2016 and runs until 15 January 2017. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: MAJOR PUBLIC ART WORK COMMISSION, QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY / GALLERY OF MODERN ART, BRISBANE
Judy Watson has been selected to create a major public artwork to be positioned adjacent to the entry of Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The Queensland Indigenous Art Public Art Commission provides a unique opportunity for a new commission by a Queensland-based Indigenous artist to coincide with the 10th anniversary celebrations of GOMA's opening.
BEYOND THE TOWER: UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ART MUSEUM
The University of Queensland Art Museum celebrates its 40th year with the exhibition 'Beyond the tower: 40 years and counting', profiling the museum's significant collection. Curated by Director Campbell Gray and Curator Samantha Littley, the exhibition includes work by Madonna Staunton, Gordon Bennett, Eugene Carchesio, Jon Cattapan, Gordon Hookey, Khadim Ali, Richard Bell, Aleks Danko, Judy Watson, Luke Roberts, and Tim Johnson.
JUDY WATSON: NGARUNGA NANGAMA, CALM WATER DREAM, 200 GEORGE ST SYDNEY
Judy Watson's latest public art commission, 'ngarunga nangama, calm water dream' will be unveiled next week at 200 George Street, Sydney. Drawing on Watson's etching and painting practice, the imagery of water and artefacts have been rendered in close to 265m2 of sandstone.
Tate-MCA Acquisition of Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee
Judy Watson at Tarrawarra Museum
Judy Watson will be part of a panel discussion at Tarrawarra Art Museum with Danie Mellor, Imants Tillers and Justin Clemens.
This forum will discuss their work in relation to the question of 'landscape'. 7th May, 2PM
Read more:
http://www.twma.com.au/events/panorama-forum/
Judy Watson - Borders, Barriers, Walls @ MUMA
Borders, barriers and walls delineate this group exhibition of Australian and international artists. It reflects on how these contested and complex forms shape the world, producing situations of separation, isolation or thwarted passage across the globe.
With Secrecy and Despatch - Judy Watson, Dale Harding, Gordon Bennett and Vernon Ah Kee
The unacknowledged histories of frontier violence and genocide are explored in a major new international exhibition at the Campbelltown Arts Centre. With a focus on the deterioration of relations between British settlers and indigenous peoples, this exhibition traces the beginning of a long and bloody history which begins with Governor Macquarie, April 17, 1816.
JUDY WATSON: LIVING WATERS, OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF MONACO
The work of Judy Watson features as part of 'Living Waters' at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco from 24 March to 30 September 2016. 'Living Waters' is curated by Erica Izett and is exhibited within the broader exhibition 'Taba Naba - Australia, Oceania, Arts by People of the Sea'. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: Unsettled
As part of the exhibition Unsettled Judy Watson will present a talk with Jonathan Jones at the National Museum Australia. The event runs 12.30-1.30pm Wednesday 16 March 2016. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: The scarifier, TARRAWARRA MUSEUM OF ART
The exhibition 'Judy Watson: the scarifier' opens at the TarraWarra Museum of Art 12 March and will run until 31 July 2016. Judy will present a new major installation that responds to the Museum's location and the surrounding Yarra Valley area. For further information please click here.
JUDY WATSON & VERNON AH KEE, Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia, Harvard Art Museums, MA
Work by Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee features in the upcoming exhibition 'Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia' at Harvard Art Museums, MA. The Exhibition includes over seventy works from both public and private collections. Most works have never been seen outside Australia. As part of the opening events Vernon Ah Kee will be in conversation with Curator Stephen Gilchrist 6-7 pm, 4 February 2016.
Judy Watson: Artist and Empire: Facing Britain's Imperial Past, Tate Britain, London
Three prints by Judy Watson are currently on display at the Tate Britain, London as part of the major exhibition 'Artist and Empire'. The works developed from Watson's exploration of British museological collections and refer to samples of bones, skin and hair held in these collections that come from areas in northern Australia occupied by Watson's ancestors. The exhibition runs until 10 April 2016. Read more.
Judy Watson: Unsettled, National Museum of Australia
Judy Watson presents new work as part of the exhibition 'Unsettled: Stories Within' currently on display at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra. The exhibition features responses from five of Australia's leading contemporary Indigenous artists to the National Museum of Australia's concurrent exhibition 'Encounters', which includes material from the British Museum's permanent collection. 'Unsettled' runs until 28 March 2016.
VERNON AH KEE, JUDY WATSON, RICHARD BELL & EMORY DOUGLAS: WHEN SILENCE FALLS, AGNSW
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson, Richard Bell and Emory Douglas will be on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the upcoming exhibition 'When Silence Falls'. Opening 1 December 2015 the exhibition will run until 1 May 2016. For further details about the show please read more.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY
The group exhibition Saltwater Country opens today at Cairns Regional Gallery and will run until 29 November 2015. The exhibition features work by Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson. Read more.
GORDON BENNETT & JUDY WATSON: 21, CASULA POWERHOUSE
Significant works by Judy Watson and the late Gordon Bennett feature as part of the large scale exhibition 21, celebrating Casula Powerhouse's 21st birthday. The exhibition opens 17 October and runs until 29 November. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY
New work by Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson is currently on display until 3 October at Gladstone Regional Art Gallery. The group exhibition Saltwater Country focuses on Indigenous artists' depiction and connection with the sea and water's edge. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA - ENDURING CIVILISATION, BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON
The work of Judy Watson features as part of the ambitious exhibition 'Indigenous Australia - Enduring Civilisation' at the British Museum from 23 April to 2 August. The exhibition is the first major exhibition in the UK to present a history of Indigenous Australia through objects, and will celebrate the cultural strength and resilience of both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.
JUDY WATSON: WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS VISUAL ARTS AWARD 2015
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Judy Watson has been awarded the 2015 Australia Council for the Arts Visual Art Award. The Australia Council Visual Arts Awards acknowledges the exceptional achievements of an Australian artist and an arts professional who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of Australian art. Judy was presented with the award on Thursday 19 March.
JUDY WATSON: THE GUARDIAN
The work of Judy Watson features as part of The Guardian's ongoing feature on the effects of climate change. Watson's work Pisonia with acidification graph 2009 accompanies a new article by renowned American environmentalist Bill McKibben. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: DAUGHTERS MOTHERS
Daughters Mothers, an exhibition of the creative exchanges between four daughter-mother partnerships opens March 4 at the SCA Galleries, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney. The exhibition will feature work by Judy Watson and her mother Joyce Watson. Read more.
VERNON AH KEE & JUDY WATSON: SALTWATER COUNTRY, GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson present new work as part of Saltwater Country, a large-scale exhibition looking at Indigenous artists' depiction and connection with the sea and water's edge. Opening 19 July and running until 31 August at the Gold Coast City Gallery, the travelling exhibition will tour both nationally and internationally. Read more.
JUDY WATSON: NOOSA REGIONAL GALLERY
Noosa Regional Gallery presents a suite of three exhibitions by Judy Watson, including heron island 2009-10, sacred ground beating heart and experimental beds. The exhibition runs from 3 July - 24 August 2014, Judy Watson will give an artist talk this Friday 4 July at 9.30am. Read more.
Judy Watson in East Coast Encounter at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Judy Watson is exhibiting in 'East Coast Encounter: re-imagining the 1770 encounter' at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Runs until 24 August.
http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2230
CONFLICT: CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES TO WAR, UQ ART MUSEUM
MY COUNTRY: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM BLACK AUSTRALIA
'My Country: Contemporary Art from Black Australia' opens tomorrow Friday 28 March at Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki. The exhibition presents over 100 works by over 40 artists, including Gordon Bennett, Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Judy Watson and Gordon Hookey. My Country showcases the breadth of recent work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and the connections the artists have with their land and nation. The exhibition runs until 20 July 2014.
JUDY WATSON: WRITTEN ON THE BODY
Judy Watson and Diana Young have co-curated 'Written on the Body', an object-focused exhibition at the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, drawing on a number of collections to generate new relationships and a commentary on the past in the present. Read more
Judy Watson: Théâtre du Monde
Judy Watson is included in Théâtre du Monde at La Maison Rouge, Paris running 19 October 2012 - 12 January 2013. The exhibition tours from MONA in Hobart from their exhibition Theatre of the World.
http://www.lamaisonrouge.org/IMG/pdf/Orig_0000648_000_046_Dossier_presse_Theatre_Monde.pdf
THÉÂTRE DU MONDE: Judy Watson & Vernon Ah Kee
Judy Watson and Vernon Ah Kee will have works in the Museum of Old and New Art's exhbition Théâtre du Monde, travelling to La Maison Rouge in Paris. The exhibition runs from 18 October 2013 - 12 January 2014.
http://www.lamaisonrouge.org/spip.php?article1048
Australia: The Royal Academy of Arts, London
Tim Johnson, Judy Watson, Gordon Bennett, and Vernon Ah Kee are featured in the exhibition Australia at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The exhibition runs 21 September - 8 December 2013.
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/australia
Reading the Space: Contemporary Australian Drawing 4
Jon Cattapan, Judy Watson and Rosslynd Piggott will feature in Reading the Space: Contemporary Australian Drawing 4 at the New York Studio School. The exhibition runs 6 August - 6 September 2013.
http://www.nyss.org/exhibition/Cont-Aust-Draw-4/
University of Queensland Art Museum NEW 2013
NEW 2013 will feature a selection of recent acquisitions to the University of Queensland Art Museum's collection, including Eugene Carchesio, Lucy Griggs, Ian Burn, Madonna Staunton, Gareth Sansom, Stuart Ringholt, Gordon Hookey, and Judy Watson. The exhibition runs 10 August - 15 December 2013.
http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=189719
The Melbourne Review
Jon Cattapan, Judy Watson and Gordon Bennett feature in the Melbourne Review's review of (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding. The exhibition is currently being held at The Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre, Victoria until August 18.
http://www.melbournereview.com.au/arts/article/whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-understanding
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding...?
Judy Watson, Gordon Bennett and Jon Cattapan will feature in the exhibition (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding...? at the Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre, 22 June - 18 August.
More information: http://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/the_gallery_at_bacc_midwinter_masters_2013.htm
Voice and Reason
Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Judy Watson, and Luke Roberts are included in Voice and Reason at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition runs 18 May - November 2013.
More information: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/voice_and_reason
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home
Gordon Bennett, Richard Bell, Judy Watson, Gordon Hookey, and Vernon Ah Kee will feature in My Country, I Still Call Australia Home at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition is the Gallery’s largest survey of contemporary art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to date. The exhibitions runs 1 June to 7 October 2013.
More information: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/my_country
Judy Watson: Brisbane Times
An article on Judy Watson's work water memory for the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is featured on the Brisbane Times.
Read it here: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/towering-artwork-fuses-aboriginal-and-medical-history-20130411-2hmrw.html
Judy Watson: experimental beds
Henry Wiencek, expert on Thomas Jefferson, discusses Judy Watson's work experimental beds, which she made during a residency at Monticello in 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkj7hfHiVsk&list=ECE389058E455D6AEB
JUDY WATSON and Khaled Sabsabi: Taboo at the MCA
Judy Watson and Khaled Sabsabi feature in Taboo at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. The exhibition runs from 19 December 2012 - 24 Janurary 2013.
http://www.mca.com.au/exhibition/taboo/
Propositions: Milani Gallery Pop Up Show.
A pop up exhibition will open on Thursday 6th December from 6 - 8pm. Propositions will span over two warehouse spaces and will run from 6 - 11 December. The address is 78 Logan Rd Woolloongabba (100m down the road from Milani Gallery).
Part One: Eugene Carchesio, Ross Manning and Sandra Selig.
Part Two: Vernon Ah Kee, Khadim Ali, Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett, Ian Burn, Gordon Hookey, Peter Kennedy, Tom Nicholson, Raquel Ormella, Stuart Ringholt, Madonna Staunton, Judy Watson.
Making Change: Celebrating the 40 Years of Australia–China Diplomatic Relations
A number of artists feature in Making Change: Celebrating the 40 Years of Australia–China Diplomatic Relations, showing in Beijing and Sydney. The exhibition surveys recent work by artists who are change-makers in their perception and portrayal of modern Australia.
http://www.acp.org.au/international/events/2012_making_changes
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson: Theatre of the World @ MONA, Tasmania
Vernon Ah Kee and Judy Watson's works are both featured in the current exhibtion Theatre of the World at the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania. Theatre of the World engages, and rejects, the widely held notion that ancient and contemporary works of art are inherently different, and that we must burden the past with the weight of history.
For more information: http://mona.net.au/media/27818/totw_dl.pdf
Theatre of the World: 23 June 2012 - 8 April 2013, The Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania.
TIM JOHNSON, KHALED SABSABI, JUDY WATSON & ALAN MICHELSON IN THE SYDNEY BIENNALE
Tim Johnson, Khaled Sabsabi, Judy Watson and Alan Michelson have been selected to participate in the 2012 Sydney Biennale: All our Relations. Co-curated by Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster, the Biennale opens June 27 and runs to 16 September.
JUDY WATSON in Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia @ The Valencian Institute for Modern Art
Judy Watsons work is currently on display at The Valencian Institute for Modern Art, Spain. The exhibition draws primarily from the private collection of Marc Sordello & Francis Missana and brings together 71 works from 58 artists from both urban and remote areas of Australia. For more information: http://www.ivam.es/en
Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia: The Valencian Institite for Modern Art, 31 January - 17 April 2012.
Contemporary Australia: Women @ Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Works by Kirsty Bruce, Natalya Hughes, Sandra Selig and Judy Watson will be exhibited as part of a display contemporary Australian women artists at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition will be accompanied by public programs and a full colour publication with essays by Julie Ewington and Emily Maguire. For more information:http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/contemporary_australia_women/.
Contemporary Australia: Women, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 21 April - 22 July 2012.
Ten Years of Contemporary Australian Art: The James C. Sourris AM Collection
A number of artists represented by Milani Gallery will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Ten Years of Contemporary Art features highlights from the collection of James C. Sourris AM.
For more information: http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/ten_years_of_contemporary_art_the_james_c_sourris_am_collection
RECLAIMED: CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ART @ BATHURST REGIONAL ART GALLERY
Works by Richard Bell and Judy Watson are currently on display as part of an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Curated by Richard Perram, Reclaimed features work by seven leading contemporary Indigenous Australian artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, featuring an essay by Daniel Browning. Reclaimed, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 7 October - 20 November, 2011. http://www.bathurstart.com.au/
Collaborative Witness @ UQ Art Museum
Works by Jon Cattapan, Tim Johnson and Judy Watson will be on display at the University of Queensland Art Museum as part of an upcoming exhibition that looks at the plight of asylum seekers. Collaborative Witness: Artists' responses to the plight of the asylum seeker and refugee, curated by Dr. Prue Ahrens and Michele Helmrich, University of Queensland Art Museum, 11 June - 27 August, 2011.
Art + Soul on ABC 1
Richard Bell and Judy Watson feature in a new documentary series screening on ABC1. Written and presented by Hetti Perkins, curator of Indigenous art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art + Soul is a three part documentary series that considers the practice of a number of leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the country. The series is accompanied by a major new publication from Melbourne University Press, as well as an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Art + Soul, ABC1, Thursday, 8:30 pm.
Roundabout at City Gallery, Wellington
Works by Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Eugene Carchesio Tim Johnson, Raquel Ormella and Judy Watson feature in an upcoming exhibition at the City Gallery, Wellington. roundabout will showcase major new works by 108 artists, both established and emerging, from around the world. roundabout, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand, 25 September 2010 - 16 January 2011. http://www.citygallery.org.nz/roundabout/
2010 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards
Richard Bell & Judy Watson are finalists in this year's Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards. Both artists have recent works on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia as part of the award exhibition, which runs until 3 January 2010. For more information:http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/WAIAA-2010/wa-indigenous-art-awards.asp
100 Years: Highlights from the University of Queensland Art Collection April 16 - July 4
Historic and contemporary artworks will be juxtaposed in an exhibition that highlights the depth of collecting at UQ. Many artists are on display through July 4, including Ian Burn, Luke Roberts, Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Sandra Selig, Eugene Carchesio, Judy Watson, Tim Johnson, Madonna Staunton and many more. Read more here: http://www.uq.edu.au/centenary/100-years-100-artworks
National Artists Self Portrait Prize
Luke Roberts and Judy Watson are finalists in this year's National Artists' Self Portrait Prize at the University of Queensland Art Museum. The biennial, invitational only prize will be judged this year by Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney. The winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on November 27. University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia, Queensland, 28 November 2009-24 January, 2010.
Terra Nullius
An exhibition of contemporary Australian art at HALLE 14 in Leipzig, Germany features works by Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Hookey, Mike Parr & Judy Watson. Terra Nullius, curated by Frank Motz and Deborah Kelly, HALLE 14, Leipzig, Germany, 1 May - 26 July, 2009.http://www.halle14.org/ausstellungen.html
Judy Watson: blood language
A major new monograph on the work of Judy Watson has been released by The Miegunyah Press (Melbourne University Publishing). Judy Watson: blood language features colour reproductions of many of the artist's seminal works, including paintings, works on paper, and sculptural installations, complemented by insightful texts by Watson and Louise Martin Chew.