mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson

our skin in your collections 1997 Etching with chine collé on paper, AP. 30.7 x 28cm; 29.2 x 20.4cm Purchased 2003. The Queensland Government's special Centenary Fund Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.147 red tides 1997 Pigment and pastel on canvas 187.0 x 112.8cm Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 1999 Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.60 driftnet 1998 Pigment, synthetic string, stringy bark, twine on canvas 180 x 136cm Purchased, 1999 Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne p.173 shoal 1998 Pigment, pastel, ink, watercolour on canvas 180 x 135cm Purchased with assistance from the NSWMinistry for the Arts, 1998 On loan fromWollongong Art Gallery p.197 scars 1999 Cast aluminium Dimensions variable Courtesy: The artist, Milani Gallery and UAP Brisbane (Meeanjin/Magandjin) pp.132–3 walama 2000 Bronze 17 parts (height x diam.): Part A: 159 x 60cm; part B: 151 x 55cm; part C: 155 x 60cm; part D: 120 x 50cm; part E: 115 x 44cm; part F: 119 x 46cm; part G: 99 x 48cm; part H: 120 x 58cm; part I: 131 x 60cm; part J: 120 x 58cm; part K: 131 x 60cm; part L: 90 x 30cm; part M: 105 x 30cm; part N: 90 x 40cm; part O: 100 x 40cm; part P: 40 x 20cm; part Q: 35 x 20cm Courtesy: The artist, Milani Gallery and UAP Brisbane (Meeanjin/Magandjin) pp.34–5, 41, 57, 162–3 burnt shield 2002 Synthetic polymer paint, ash, charcoal on canvas 190 x 118cm (unstretched) Purchased 2003. The Queensland Government's special Centenary Fund Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.135 two halves with bailer shell 2002 Pigment and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 194 x 108cm Purchased 2003 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra pp.6–7, 69, 136 found 10 inches under 2004 Pigment, synthetic polymer paint, chinagraph pencil and pastel on canvas 192 x 82cm Purchased with the assistance of Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Cathryn Mittelheuser AM, 2012 Collection: The University of Queensland, Brisbane p.137 swallowing tears 2004 Synthetic polymer paint, pigment, pastel, carbon ink, cowrie shells on linen 189.5 x 112 x 1.5cm Gift of Michael Rayner AM through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2014 Collection: The University of Queensland, Brisbane p.183 axe grinding groove s 2005 DVD video: 8:13 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Maria Barbagallo / Filming: Peter Moore Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art pp.118, 119 glasshouse mountains 2005 DVD video: 2:59 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Sound recordings: Liza Lim / Sound design: Michael Hewes / Video and camera work: Peter Moore / Video editing: Maria Barbagallo Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art grace 2006 DVD video: 15:57 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Alex Barnes / Filming: Watson family, Maria Barbagallo Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art a black and white history of queensland according to the artist 1–10 2007 Jute, calico, linen, screen-printed text, appliqué and stitching sewn by Megan Williams 10 parts: 40 x 40 x 5cm (each) Collection: State Library of Queensland, Brisbane pp.38, 43, 148, 149 a complicated fall: palm island lament 2007 Pigment and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 211 x 127cm pp.78–9, 185 grandmother's song 2007 Pigment and pastel on canvas 196 x 107cm Purchased 2007 with funds from Margaret Greenidge through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation and the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art pp.46, 106 memory bones 2007 Pigment and pastel on canvas 211 x 127cm The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.156 palm cluster 2007 Pigment, pastel, synthetic polymer paint and carbon ink on canvas 196 x 106cm Purchased 2007 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.182 passing from the edge of memory to the night sky 2007 Pigment and pastel on canvas 211 x 127cm The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.109 under the act 2007 Book with 20 etchings with chine collé on Hahnemühle paper, ed. 11/30 20 sheets: 42 x 30.5cm (each); 43 x 32 x 2.5cm (folio) Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art pp.118, 119 40 pairs of blackfellows' ears, lawn hill station 2008 Wax and nails 40 parts: 15 x 10 x 3cm (each, approx.) pp.54, 125 heart shield 2008 Ochre, pigment, watercolour, gouache, pastel and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 211.5 x 147.5cm Private collection, Brisbane p.171 salt in the wound 2008/09 Salt, ochre, reeds Dimensions variable pp.32, 114, 115 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL WORKS ARE FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST AND MILANI GALLERY, BRISBANE (MEEANJIN/MAGANDJIN). Dimensions are given in centimetres (cm), height preceding width, followed by depth. Descriptive and attributed titles are in parentheses. Page numbers of works reproduced in this publication are indicated. bottled meat and other meaningful images 1981 Photo-lithograph, watercolour and collage on paper, ed. 6/6 56.5 x 76.5cm p.168 Monday is washing day 1981 Photo-lithograph, screenprint, watercolour and collage on paper, ed. 6/8 76.5 x 56.5cm p.169 A Suburban Wash 1981 Lithograph and collage on paper, ed. 5/8 42 x 35cm (irreg.) p.56 Stage Systems 1–5 1982 Photo-lithograph, screenprint and watercolour on paper, ed. 1/10 5 parts: 48 x 33.5cm pp.166–7 female fetish 1984 Lithograph on paper, ed. 9/9 42 x 59cm p.117 Rocking Garden Gnomes 1 1984 Photo-lithograph, screenprint, watercolour and pastel on paper, ed. 7/8 76.5 x 56.6cm p.164 Rocking Garden Gnomes 2 1984 Photo-lithograph, screenprint, watercolour and pastel on paper, ed. 3/8 76.5 x 56.6cm p.164 Rocking Garden Gnomes 3 1984 Photo-lithograph, screenprint, watercolour and pastel on paper, ed. 3/8 76.5 x 56.6cm p.165 Rocking Garden Gnomes 4 1984 Photo-lithograph, screenprint, watercolour and pastel on paper, ed. 6/8 76.5 x 56.6cm p.165 guardian spirit 1986–87 Woodcut, oil-based ink on vylene fabric 255 x 110cm Purchased 1990 Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.112 the guardians 1986–87 Powder pigment on plywood 5 parts: 180 x 58cm (each, irreg.) Purchased 1990 Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.44 bloodline 1988 Chine collé lithograph on paper, red cotton, ed. 5/16 45.5 x 75.6cm p.117 touching my mother's blood 1988 Etching, printed in black ink, from one plate 20.7 x 50.1cm Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1989 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.143 black ground 1989 Powder pigment, pastel on canvas 246.3 x 189cm Purchased from Admission Funds, 1992 Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne p.203 bone coffin and relics 1989 Lithograph, printed in black inks, from one stone 35.6 x 22.8cm Gift of Daphne Morgan 2005 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.138 dust storm 1989 Lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone 35.8 x 46.6cm Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1990 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.142 sacred ground beating heart 1989 Natural pigments and pastel on canvas 215 x 190cm Purchased 1990. The 1990 Moët & Chandon Art Acquisition Fund Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.188 claypan 1990 Pigment and pastel on canvas 182 x 131cm Purchased 1993 Collection: Monash University, Melbourne p.196 angels in the dust 1991 Lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone 28 x 54cm (irreg.) Gift of Dr Thea M Exley 2005 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.140 pelle 1992 Pigment and pastel on canvas 198 x 144cm Janet Holmes à Court Collection p.172 internal landscape 1993 Synthetic polymer paint, gold leaf on canvas 189.5 x 127.3cm (irreg.) Purchased 1994 Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.116 Kalgoorlie vessel 1994 Pigment, cotton, silk, purse dyed with gimlet leaves on canvas 191cm x 122cm Purchased 1996. The State Art Collection Collection: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth p.170 water veil 1994 Pigment on muslin 295.4 x 92.6cm Purchased with the assistance of the Commonwealth Government, through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, 1995 Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne p.191 Bomb Test #1 1995 Ink and watercolour on paper 32 x 24cm p.123 Bomb Test #2 1995 Ink and watercolour on paper 32 x 24cm p.123 Bomb Test #3 1995 Ink and watercolour on paper 32 x 24cm p.122 Bomb Test #4 1995 Ink and watercolour on paper 32 x 24cm p.123 Bomb Test #5 1995 Ink and watercolour on paper 32 x 24cm p.123 animal breath 1996 Powdered pigments, pastel and synthetic polymer paint on canvas 183 x 112cm Gift of the Moët & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Fellows Collection, 2000. The State Art Collection Collection: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth p.193 bronze stones 1997 Bronze 47 pieces: 5 x 5 x 5cm (each, approx.) Courtesy: The artist, Milani Gallery and UAP Brisbane (Meeanjin/Magandjin) pp.186, 187 canyon 1997 Pigment, pastel and ink on canvas 588 x 176.7cm Purchased 2003 Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra p.192 deadly bloom 1997 Pigment and pastel on canvas 193.5 x 111.7cm Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Amanda Love, 2011 Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.61 our bones in your collections 1997 Etching with chine collé on paper, ed. 10/30 30.7 x 28cm; 29.2 x 20.4cm Purchased 2003. The Queensland Government's special Centenary Fund Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.147 our hair in your collections 1997 Etching with chine collé on paper, ed. 17/30 30.7 x 28cm; 29.2 x 20.4cm (comp.) Purchased 2003. The Queensland Government's special Centenary Fund Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art p.146 Catalogue of works JUDY WATSON WAANYI PEOPLE AUSTRALIA B.1959 211 210