Tennant Creek Brio
The Tennant Creek Brio is an artist collective living and working on Warumungu Country in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia. The work across medium, using found and salvaged items such as barrels, meat hooks, car bonnets, poker machines, television screens, and geological maps from the region's abandoned Warrego mine.
It includes collaborations between artists such as Fabian Brown Japaljarri, Lindsay Nelson Jakamarra, Joseph Williams Jungarayi,[1] Clifford Thompson Japaljarri, Jimmy Frank Jupurrula, Fabian Rankine Jampijinpa, Marcus Camphoo Kemarre and former former Collingwood AFL player Rupert Betheras.[2]
The group first formed in 2016 as part of an outreach program at the local men's centre, Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation. They have worked from the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre in 2017.[3]
They have presented work at the Biennale of Sydney, Coconut Studios, Charles Darwin University Gallery, Thom Gallery, as well as a survey show at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in 2024.[4][5][6][7][8]
References
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- ^ "Tennant Creek Brio". Biennale of Sydney. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Stephens, Andrew (2024-09-19). "Dispatches from Tennant Creek". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Tennant Creek Brio". Biennale of Sydney. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis". ACCA. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Meet the Tennant Creek Brio — a thrilling new voice in art". ABC listen. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Archibald-Binge, Ella (2020-03-13). "A long way from home with a message of truth and hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Tennant Creek Brio showcase talent at NSW exhibition I Australian Rural & Regional News". arr.news/. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-09-24.