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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.
The Story Behind Medicine Bush Leaves
The medicine bush leaves style of painting is perhaps one of the most captivating kinds of art on the planet. The thousands of ‘leaves’ are painstakingly hand-painted one by one, layered on top of one another with thick brush strokes in gorgeous swir…
Visiting Utopia. Come on a bush trip with Tim Jennings as he meets up with our artists Selina Teece, Geyla Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Violet Payne and Susan Hunter. Last Wednesday (12/2/20) I once again headed out to Utopia and some of the Outstations – the first time for 7 weeks!! It was damn…
Heat, Flies and Beautiful Art, Meet our artists, Polly Ngale, Violet Payne and Selina Teece. Yesterday I did another trip to Utopia. I left
about half past 7- 8 o’clock in the morning. It was a very hot day –
about 40 degrees most of the day. I travelled out there, and I
usually call in t…
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…
