For our XXXVIII Songlines Season, the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery is thrilled to present the work of contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Gabriella Possum. This marks a powerful moment thirty five years after the gallery first exhibited her father, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri — a pioneering figure in the Aboriginal art movement. In 1990, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri travelled to London for his exhibition at the gallery, during which he attended a reception at Buckingham Palace and was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II. This exhibition marked a pivotal moment in the international recognition of his work. Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi’s practice honours this legacy...
For our XXXVIII Songlines Season, the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery is thrilled to present the work of contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Gabriella Possum. This marks a powerful moment thirty five years after the gallery first exhibited her father, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri — a pioneering figure in the Aboriginal art movement. In 1990, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri travelled to London for his exhibition at the gallery, during which he attended a reception at Buckingham Palace and was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II. This exhibition marked a pivotal moment in the international recognition of his work.
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi’s practice honours this legacy of one of Australia’s most celebrated artistic families while expressing a distinctive contemporary voice. Her paintings are rooted in the rich visual language of Indigenous Australian storytelling and her Anmatyerre heritage, offering insight into ancestral knowledge and cultural continuity. Rich in colour, pattern, and symbolism, her paintings map sacred sites, songlines, and narratives that express deep connections between land, culture, and kinship.
Working with traditional stories of Country and kinship, Gabriella Possum Nungurray's practice is distinguished by intricately dotted landscapes and a recognisable personal language that brings together ancestral knowledge and contemporary expression. Her paintings articulate a lived relationship to land, memory, and lineage, offering a sustained meditation on custodianship and belonging.
