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Explore stories, insights and reflections from Mbantua Gallery owner Tim Jennings, sharing his experiences, knowledge and passion for Aboriginal art, artists and the communities behind the artworks.
Stories from Mbantua Gallery
With decades of experience working alongside Aboriginal artists and communities, Tim shares his personal perspective on the artworks, artists and stories that have shaped Mbantua Gallery. Through his blog, discover insights into Aboriginal art, the Utopia region, gallery exhibitions, significant artworks and the remarkable journeys behind some of Australia's most celebrated artists.
Sharing Knowledge and Stories
Every artwork has a story and Tim's Blog provides an opportunity to explore the history, culture and connections behind the art we share with collectors around the world. Whether you are an art collector, visitor or simply interested in learning more about Aboriginal art, we invite you to explore Tim's stories and discover more about the people, places and artworks that make Mbantua Gallery unique.
Travelling the road to Utopia in May 2018 to visit artists and collect more art from Polly Ngale, Lena Pwerle, Motorbike Paddy, Geyla Pwerle, Michelle Lion and Molly Pwerle. Back in early May with a thermos of homemade soup
and a few cold slices of homemade pizza on board for lunch, I headed o…
Investing in Aboriginal Art - Why Should you? Summary: With the global economic crisis putting most world economies on shaky footings these days, it can be hard to know what the best way is to invest your money. With stocks, bonds and even property no longer the safe bets that they once were, n…
The Saturday Paper does a nice feature article on Tim Jennings from Mbantua Gallery as he take Sarah Price on a trip of a lifetime to Utopia....
Last year Sarah Price from The Saturday Paper contacted me at Mbantua Gallery and asked if she could
do a story on us and the artists of Utopia.…
Selling Earth’s Creation for $2 million. 'Earth's Creation' by Emily Kame Kngwarreye no longer belongs to Mbantua Gallery. On November 16th, 2017 it was sold at auction for $2,000,000!This was disappointing for many reasons. Before the auction the independent valuations put the value of the paintin…
Emily Kame Kngwarreye – Early DaysEmily Kame KngwarreyeThere’s been much written on Emily Kame Kngwarreye – a number of books in fact. Her works have been exhibited all over the world! Compared alongside Monet! A genius!I knew Emily before she ever became famous, way back in 1986/87. We gave her two…
