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Aboriginal artist Yhonnie Scarce (Kokatha/Nukunu) visited the University of Virginia as an artist-in-residence September 1 – 15, 2012. What They Wanted, an exhibition of her works in glass and other media, was on view at the Kluge-Ruhe Collection September 11 – December 30, 2012.
Scarce’s residency included an Artist Talk on September 5, a guided tour of What They Wanted on September 15 with Aboriginal curator Tess Allas, and a public reception with the artist September 14. In addition Scarce worked on a collaborative project with students in William Bennett’s sculpture courses at U.Va. and Charles Hall’s Frozen Motion Glass studio at McGuffey Art Center.
This residency was presented in partnership with Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Brisbane.
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Jason Wing, an artist of Chinese (Cantonese) and Aboriginal (Biripi) heritage, visited the Kluge-Ruhe Collection from May 13 – 19, 2012. His exhibition, People of Substance included a variety of site-specific installations, including Blacktown Dreaming, a bed composed of hypodermic syringes. People of Substance explored the idea that drug and alcohol abuse among Aboriginal people is a by-product of colonization, and addressed the fact that this is often overlooked by mainstream Australia. Rather than reinforce negative stereotypes, Wing aims to openly address the issue of addiction in regards to both Aboriginal Australia and the wider community.
As part of his visit, Wing installed a variety of his site-specific artworks, presented an artist talk at the museum and painted a mural in the museum’s breezeway.
This exhibition was presented in partnership with Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Art Centre.
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Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee (Kuku Yalanji, Waanyi, Yidinji, Gugu Yimithirr) visited the University of Virginia as an artist-in-residence April 4 – 13, 2012, in coordination with the exhibition of his work, ill-like, at the Kluge-Ruhe Collection. He delivered an Artist Talk on U.Va. Grounds and engaged with the public community at a reception at the Kluge-Ruhe Collection. In addition, he guest lectured at two Figure Drawing courses and an Advance Filmmaking course, and critiqued over thirty students’ work in an Introduction to Drawing course at U.Va. He also presented his work at an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) course on contemporary Aboriginal art at the Kluge-Ruhe Collection. Ah Kee produced a new drawing in one of his Figure Drawing classes, which he gave to the Kluge-Ruhe Collection.
Preceding and during Ah Kee’s residency, large textual works were installed by U.Va. students in three locations on U.Va. Grounds: the International Residence College, Brooks Hall Commons, and the first floor of Newcomb Hall. Students from the American Indian Student Union and interns from the University Museum Internship assisted with the installations.
This residency was developed in partnership with Milani Gallery in Brisbane, Queensland and supported by the Queensland Government through its Indigenous Arts Marketing and Export Agency, QIAMEA.
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