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SIGNIFICANT | EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY

“Painted at Delmore Downs in December 1993, Untitled marks a pivotal moment in Emily Kam Kngwarray’s career.

By the end of 1992, the Anmatyerr artist had entered her renowned ‘colourist phase’, and this work exhibits its subtler qualities: warm golds, soft pinks and sage green applied with a bouncing, dragging technique that moves across the surface with the rhythm and weight of women dancing in ceremony.

This work has an exceptional provenance. Acquired directly from Delmore Gallery in the Northern Territory, it became part of the Thomas Vroom Collection, one of Europe’s most prominent collections of Aboriginal art, which has been the foundation of the former Aboriginal Art Museum in Utrecht for over a decade, before passing to a private European collection.” - Vanessa Merlino

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Untitled 1993 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 121 x 91 cm (47.6 x 35.8 inches) | New York | Lenapehoking

© Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency 2026

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

#emilykamkngwarray #dlangalleries #contemporaryart #significant #indigenousaustralianart

SIGNIFICANT | EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY

“Painted at Delmore Downs in December 1993, Untitled marks a pivotal moment in Emily Kam Kngwarray’s career.

By the end of 1992, the Anmatyerr artist had entered her renowned ‘colourist phase’, and this work exhibits its subtler qualities: warm golds, soft pinks and sage green applied with a bouncing, dragging technique that moves across the surface with the rhythm and weight of women dancing in ceremony.

This work has an exceptional provenance. Acquired directly from Delmore Gallery in the Northern Territory, it became part of the Thomas Vroom Collection, one of Europe’s most prominent collections of Aboriginal art, which has been the foundation of the former Aboriginal Art Museum in Utrecht for over a decade, before passing to a private European collection.” - Vanessa Merlino

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Untitled 1993 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 121 x 91 cm (47.6 x 35.8 inches) | New York | Lenapehoking

© Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency 2026

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

#emilykamkngwarray #dlangalleries #contemporaryart #significant #indigenousaustralianart

We are thrilled to announce the launch of AFTER HOURS, a new late-night programme celebrating First Nations art and culture in our Sydney gallery.

With a changing event schedule of exclusive curator talks, workshops and immersive performances and screenings, AFTER HOURS will transform our gallery into an evening destination for art and conversation in the heart of Woollahra.

Launching with AFTER HOURS | SIGNIFICANT on Thursday, 4 June, we invite you to explore our annual exhibition featuring masterpieces by leading First Nations artists, and a talk with Curator Vanessa Merlino, accompanied by wine and nibbles.

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AFTER HOURS | SIGNIFICANT 
Thursday 4 June, 6-8pm
97-99 Queen St, Woollahra 
SYDNEY / GADIGAL NSW 2025

SIGNIFICANT | MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI

“Makarrki 2009 is part of one of the most intimate and recurring themes in Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori’s work – the dulkiiwatha, or conception places, of her closest kin on Bentinck Island. Makarrki is the Country of her older brother King Alfred, a significant figure in Kaiadilt history.

Painted in 2009 during the mature phase of Gabori’s unprecedented late-life practice, Makarrki exemplifies her ability to hold landscape and kinship within a single gestural field.

The vertical format of the linen support, 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches), invites the eye to move over the work as one might traverse a tidal landscape, colour fields dissolving and reforming across the picture plane. For Gabori, who began painting at eighty-one years of age having had no prior exposure to a graphic tradition, each work constitutes an act of cultural restitution, a reclamation of Country, language and love.” - Vanessa Merlino

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Makarrki 2009 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches)

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Photography: @stephen.ox
© The Estate of Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori/ Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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#significant #sallygabori #contemporaryart #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI

“Makarrki 2009 is part of one of the most intimate and recurring themes in Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori’s work – the dulkiiwatha, or conception places, of her closest kin on Bentinck Island. Makarrki is the Country of her older brother King Alfred, a significant figure in Kaiadilt history.

Painted in 2009 during the mature phase of Gabori’s unprecedented late-life practice, Makarrki exemplifies her ability to hold landscape and kinship within a single gestural field.

The vertical format of the linen support, 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches), invites the eye to move over the work as one might traverse a tidal landscape, colour fields dissolving and reforming across the picture plane. For Gabori, who began painting at eighty-one years of age having had no prior exposure to a graphic tradition, each work constitutes an act of cultural restitution, a reclamation of Country, language and love.” - Vanessa Merlino

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Makarrki 2009 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches)

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Photography: @stephen.ox
© The Estate of Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori/ Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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#significant #sallygabori #contemporaryart #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI

“Makarrki 2009 is part of one of the most intimate and recurring themes in Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori’s work – the dulkiiwatha, or conception places, of her closest kin on Bentinck Island. Makarrki is the Country of her older brother King Alfred, a significant figure in Kaiadilt history.

Painted in 2009 during the mature phase of Gabori’s unprecedented late-life practice, Makarrki exemplifies her ability to hold landscape and kinship within a single gestural field.

The vertical format of the linen support, 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches), invites the eye to move over the work as one might traverse a tidal landscape, colour fields dissolving and reforming across the picture plane. For Gabori, who began painting at eighty-one years of age having had no prior exposure to a graphic tradition, each work constitutes an act of cultural restitution, a reclamation of Country, language and love.” - Vanessa Merlino

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Makarrki 2009 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 198 x 101 cm (78 x 39.8 inches)

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Photography: @stephen.ox
© The Estate of Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori/ Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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#significant #sallygabori #contemporaryart #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | YUMPULULU TJUNGURRAYI

“As a boy, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi travelled with his family over the Country between Jupiter Well and Kiwirrkurra, in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia. He arrived at Papunya in 1964 and later became an active member of the men’s painting group that emerged in the early 1970s.

While maintaining a distinctly Pintupi aesthetic, Yumpululu’s expressive early paintings often present unique assemblages of eclectic iconography. In this example, Yumpululu has painted a gathering of men who appear to be preparing fires for ceremonial purposes.”
- Luke Scholes

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Special Ceremony 1972 | synthetic polymer paint on composition board | 65 x 47 cm (25.6 x 18.5 inches) | Melbourne / Naarm

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: Leslie Haworth

#significant #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #contemporaryaustralianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | YUMPULULU TJUNGURRAYI

“As a boy, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi travelled with his family over the Country between Jupiter Well and Kiwirrkurra, in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia. He arrived at Papunya in 1964 and later became an active member of the men’s painting group that emerged in the early 1970s.

While maintaining a distinctly Pintupi aesthetic, Yumpululu’s expressive early paintings often present unique assemblages of eclectic iconography. In this example, Yumpululu has painted a gathering of men who appear to be preparing fires for ceremonial purposes.”
- Luke Scholes

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Special Ceremony 1972 | synthetic polymer paint on composition board | 65 x 47 cm (25.6 x 18.5 inches) | Melbourne / Naarm

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: Leslie Haworth

#significant #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #contemporaryaustralianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | PATJU PRESLEY

“Patju Presley brought his very own colour to every situation he was involved in. His affable personality radiated outwards, and his positivity became infectious, be it that he was relating the known events of the Tjukurpa (creation narratives) or was delivering a sermon on the merits of a moral life. He held nothing back, always committed to expanding his cause - to inform and edify his audience.

Patju wanted people of every ilk to know and to realise the wonders of Tjukurpa - how the landscape was originally formed by the first beings, and why it still resonates with such power today.

His dedication was reflected in his ability to render all of this in his luminous compositions. Patju found his calling in the painted depictions of his Country, which he portrayed as he saw it - an interwoven commentary on history, spirituality and moral meaning. All this he did with an overflowing palette of reverberating colour and movement.”

Brian Hallett describes the late Patju Presley and his important paintings. Tjatu 2024 marks a critical work of Presley’s and accounts for his status as a key member of the dynamic “Central Desert Colourists.”

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Tjatu 2024 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 200 x 137 cm (78.7 x 53.9 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
DLan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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Photography: @__heavyp
© Patju Presley/Copyright Agency 2026

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#significant #patjupresley #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | PATJU PRESLEY

“Patju Presley brought his very own colour to every situation he was involved in. His affable personality radiated outwards, and his positivity became infectious, be it that he was relating the known events of the Tjukurpa (creation narratives) or was delivering a sermon on the merits of a moral life. He held nothing back, always committed to expanding his cause - to inform and edify his audience.

Patju wanted people of every ilk to know and to realise the wonders of Tjukurpa - how the landscape was originally formed by the first beings, and why it still resonates with such power today.

His dedication was reflected in his ability to render all of this in his luminous compositions. Patju found his calling in the painted depictions of his Country, which he portrayed as he saw it - an interwoven commentary on history, spirituality and moral meaning. All this he did with an overflowing palette of reverberating colour and movement.”

Brian Hallett describes the late Patju Presley and his important paintings. Tjatu 2024 marks a critical work of Presley’s and accounts for his status as a key member of the dynamic “Central Desert Colourists.”

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Tjatu 2024 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 200 x 137 cm (78.7 x 53.9 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
DLan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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Photography: @__heavyp
© Patju Presley/Copyright Agency 2026

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#significant #patjupresley #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | PATJU PRESLEY

“Patju Presley brought his very own colour to every situation he was involved in. His affable personality radiated outwards, and his positivity became infectious, be it that he was relating the known events of the Tjukurpa (creation narratives) or was delivering a sermon on the merits of a moral life. He held nothing back, always committed to expanding his cause - to inform and edify his audience.

Patju wanted people of every ilk to know and to realise the wonders of Tjukurpa - how the landscape was originally formed by the first beings, and why it still resonates with such power today.

His dedication was reflected in his ability to render all of this in his luminous compositions. Patju found his calling in the painted depictions of his Country, which he portrayed as he saw it - an interwoven commentary on history, spirituality and moral meaning. All this he did with an overflowing palette of reverberating colour and movement.”

Brian Hallett describes the late Patju Presley and his important paintings. Tjatu 2024 marks a critical work of Presley’s and accounts for his status as a key member of the dynamic “Central Desert Colourists.”

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Tjatu 2024 | synthetic polymer paint on linen | 200 x 137 cm (78.7 x 53.9 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
DLan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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Photography: @__heavyp
© Patju Presley/Copyright Agency 2026

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#significant #patjupresley #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #dlangalleries

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season | NOW ON VIEW

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season is now on view in New York through August 14, 2026.

This major survey of Australia’s most revered artist brings together important works from Kngwarray’s celebrated painting series alongside early batik textiles for the first time at Pace New York.

The exhibition features significant paintings created between 1981 and 1995, and two of Kngwarray’s batik works from 1981 and 1987. The show also includes textile works by Judy Kngwarray Greenie, Audrey Kngwarray Morton, and Ruby Kngwarray Morton, all of whom produced batiks alongside Kngwarray in the Utopia community in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Turning Season marks the second international collaboration between D Lan Galleries and Pace, and builds on our shared commitment to advance global recognition and appreciation of Australian First Nations art.

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EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY | The Turning Season
May 15-August 14, 2026
Pace, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, New York NY 10001
@pacegallery

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Installation views, Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season, May 15-August 14 2026, Pace Gallery, New York ©Emily Kam Kngwarray/ Copyright Agency, image courtesy of Pace Gallery

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season | NOW ON VIEW

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season is now on view in New York through August 14, 2026.

This major survey of Australia’s most revered artist brings together important works from Kngwarray’s celebrated painting series alongside early batik textiles for the first time at Pace New York.

The exhibition features significant paintings created between 1981 and 1995, and two of Kngwarray’s batik works from 1981 and 1987. The show also includes textile works by Judy Kngwarray Greenie, Audrey Kngwarray Morton, and Ruby Kngwarray Morton, all of whom produced batiks alongside Kngwarray in the Utopia community in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Turning Season marks the second international collaboration between D Lan Galleries and Pace, and builds on our shared commitment to advance global recognition and appreciation of Australian First Nations art.

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EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY | The Turning Season
May 15-August 14, 2026
Pace, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, New York NY 10001
@pacegallery

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Installation views, Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season, May 15-August 14 2026, Pace Gallery, New York ©Emily Kam Kngwarray/ Copyright Agency, image courtesy of Pace Gallery

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season | NOW ON VIEW

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season is now on view in New York through August 14, 2026.

This major survey of Australia’s most revered artist brings together important works from Kngwarray’s celebrated painting series alongside early batik textiles for the first time at Pace New York.

The exhibition features significant paintings created between 1981 and 1995, and two of Kngwarray’s batik works from 1981 and 1987. The show also includes textile works by Judy Kngwarray Greenie, Audrey Kngwarray Morton, and Ruby Kngwarray Morton, all of whom produced batiks alongside Kngwarray in the Utopia community in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Turning Season marks the second international collaboration between D Lan Galleries and Pace, and builds on our shared commitment to advance global recognition and appreciation of Australian First Nations art.

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EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY | The Turning Season
May 15-August 14, 2026
Pace, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, New York NY 10001
@pacegallery

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Installation views, Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season, May 15-August 14 2026, Pace Gallery, New York ©Emily Kam Kngwarray/ Copyright Agency, image courtesy of Pace Gallery

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season | NOW ON VIEW

Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season is now on view in New York through August 14, 2026.

This major survey of Australia’s most revered artist brings together important works from Kngwarray’s celebrated painting series alongside early batik textiles for the first time at Pace New York.

The exhibition features significant paintings created between 1981 and 1995, and two of Kngwarray’s batik works from 1981 and 1987. The show also includes textile works by Judy Kngwarray Greenie, Audrey Kngwarray Morton, and Ruby Kngwarray Morton, all of whom produced batiks alongside Kngwarray in the Utopia community in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Turning Season marks the second international collaboration between D Lan Galleries and Pace, and builds on our shared commitment to advance global recognition and appreciation of Australian First Nations art.

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EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY | The Turning Season
May 15-August 14, 2026
Pace, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, New York NY 10001
@pacegallery

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Installation views, Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season, May 15-August 14 2026, Pace Gallery, New York ©Emily Kam Kngwarray/ Copyright Agency, image courtesy of Pace Gallery

In Conversation | An Interview With Collector Carey Lyon

A group of rare early Western Desert paintings from the private collection of Melbourne couple, architect Carey Lyon and psychologist Jo Crosby, feature as leading highlights of SIGNIFICANT 2026.

We recently visited Carey in his home in Melbourne to speak to him about his collection, of which he has said, ‘This was never about acquisition for its own sake. It grew out of time spent on Country and learning from artists. Honey Ant Travelling Dreaming, in particular, carries an extraordinary cultural weight, it is both visually powerful and deeply grounded in knowledge systems that predate Western art history by millennia.’

We invite you to discover more about the collection in this video and look forward to sharing these works with you in our galleries.

Watch the full video via link in bio.

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Videography: @gd.content

#collector #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT 2026

We extend our thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the previews and openings of SIGNIFICANT 2026 across all three of our venues in Melbourne, Sydney, or New York.

The response to this year’s exhibition - our most exciting and ambitious to date - has been truly exceptional.

SIGNIFICANT 2026 is now on view until June 27. We are honoured to present these remarkable works by Australia’s leading First Nations artists on an international stage, and warmly welcome you into our galleries to experience them first hand.

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SIGNIFICANT 2026 | 14 May - 27 June
Melbourne / Naarm
Sydney / Gadigal
New York / Lenapehoking

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Photography:
@gd.content

#significant #firstnationsart #indigenousart #dlangalleries #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT | NOW ON VIEW

We are thrilled to present the eleventh anniversary edition and second international edition of SIGNIFICANT 2026 which is now on view across our three galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and in New York.

This year’s iteration is our most exciting to date, featuring exceptional works by artists including Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Yumpululu Tjungurrayi, Uta Uta Tjangala, Rover Thomas Joolama, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Wimmitji Tjapangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Eubena Nampitjin, Angelina Pwerle, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Timo Hogan and Patju Presley.

We are proud to present the work of these important artists to international audiences once again, and look forward to welcoming you to each of our galleries over the next month.

SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 27 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

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photography:
@__heavyp
@stephen.ox

#significant #firstnationsaustralianart #indigenousart

SIGNIFICANT 2026 | Opening Event

There is less than one week to go until the opening of SIGNIFICANT 2026, and we couldn’t be more excited.

We welcome you to join us next Thursday 14 May, from 6pm-8pm to celebrate the opening of the second, international edition of SIGNIFICANT which will once again take place across all three of our galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and New York.

Showcasing rare and exceptional works of art by Australia’s preeminent First Nations artists, this year’s edition is our most exciting to date.

Please RSVP to enquiries@dlangalleries.com

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SIGNIFICANT Opening Event | Thursday 14 May, 6pm-8pm

Melbourne / Naarm: 40 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Sydney / Gadigal: 97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra

New York / Lenapehoking: 25 East 73rd St

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Photography:
@stephen.ox
@gd.content
@__heavyp

#significant #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #australianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT 2026 | Opening Event

There is less than one week to go until the opening of SIGNIFICANT 2026, and we couldn’t be more excited.

We welcome you to join us next Thursday 14 May, from 6pm-8pm to celebrate the opening of the second, international edition of SIGNIFICANT which will once again take place across all three of our galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and New York.

Showcasing rare and exceptional works of art by Australia’s preeminent First Nations artists, this year’s edition is our most exciting to date.

Please RSVP to enquiries@dlangalleries.com

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SIGNIFICANT Opening Event | Thursday 14 May, 6pm-8pm

Melbourne / Naarm: 40 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Sydney / Gadigal: 97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra

New York / Lenapehoking: 25 East 73rd St

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Photography:
@stephen.ox
@gd.content
@__heavyp

#significant #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #australianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT 2026 | Opening Event

There is less than one week to go until the opening of SIGNIFICANT 2026, and we couldn’t be more excited.

We welcome you to join us next Thursday 14 May, from 6pm-8pm to celebrate the opening of the second, international edition of SIGNIFICANT which will once again take place across all three of our galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, and New York.

Showcasing rare and exceptional works of art by Australia’s preeminent First Nations artists, this year’s edition is our most exciting to date.

Please RSVP to enquiries@dlangalleries.com

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SIGNIFICANT Opening Event | Thursday 14 May, 6pm-8pm

Melbourne / Naarm: 40 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Sydney / Gadigal: 97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra

New York / Lenapehoking: 25 East 73rd St

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Photography:
@stephen.ox
@gd.content
@__heavyp

#significant #firstnationsart #contemporaryart #australianart #dlangalleries

SIGNIFICANT | WIMMITJI TJAPANGATI

“Wimmitji rarely painted the same place twice. His paintings were paths worked out in the walking. The classic circle-line and concentric square structures of desert art are evident here, but they are warped and stretched into new shapes. Ideas are followed and then fenced abruptly, before tracking someone or something into little fields of dotting. You can get lost in these details following Wimmitji around. And then you step back, and take in the whole painting: found.” - John Carty

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Tjiti Kutjarra - Two Children 1993 | synthetic polymer paint on canvas | 100 x 50cm (39.4 x 19.7 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @__heavyp
© Wimmitji Tjapangati/Copyright Agency 2026

#significant #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries #firstnationsart #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT | WIMMITJI TJAPANGATI

“Wimmitji rarely painted the same place twice. His paintings were paths worked out in the walking. The classic circle-line and concentric square structures of desert art are evident here, but they are warped and stretched into new shapes. Ideas are followed and then fenced abruptly, before tracking someone or something into little fields of dotting. You can get lost in these details following Wimmitji around. And then you step back, and take in the whole painting: found.” - John Carty

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Tjiti Kutjarra - Two Children 1993 | synthetic polymer paint on canvas | 100 x 50cm (39.4 x 19.7 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @__heavyp
© Wimmitji Tjapangati/Copyright Agency 2026

#significant #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries #firstnationsart #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT | WIMMITJI TJAPANGATI

“Wimmitji rarely painted the same place twice. His paintings were paths worked out in the walking. The classic circle-line and concentric square structures of desert art are evident here, but they are warped and stretched into new shapes. Ideas are followed and then fenced abruptly, before tracking someone or something into little fields of dotting. You can get lost in these details following Wimmitji around. And then you step back, and take in the whole painting: found.” - John Carty

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Tjiti Kutjarra - Two Children 1993 | synthetic polymer paint on canvas | 100 x 50cm (39.4 x 19.7 inches) | New York / Lenapehoking

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @__heavyp
© Wimmitji Tjapangati/Copyright Agency 2026

#significant #indigenousaustralianart #dlangalleries #firstnationsart #contemporaryart

SIGNIFICANT | JOHNNY WARANGULA TJUPURRULA

“The Papunya artists painting during the early 1970s often favoured slender timber substrates such as the one used by Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula for Water Dreaming 1971. This may have been due to the proportionate similarities they share with shields and men’s ceremonial objects that – before the advent of acrylic painting – carried similar designs.

Water Dreaming is associated with the soakage water site of Kalipinypa, approximately 400 kilometres west of Alice Springs. During the early period of painting activity at Papunya, Kalipinypa was a constant source of inspiration for several of the painting men. Kalipinypa is where the ancestral man Winpa, often referred to as the ‘Lightning Man’, clapped his boomerangs and ‘sang up’ a massive storm. Winpa’s presence in this painting is represented by the U shapes at the centre of the composition. The sinuous lines above and below show water running across the surface of the earth.” - Luke Scholes

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Water Dreaming 1971 | synthetic polymer paint on composition board | 60.3 x 12.1 cm (23.7 x 4.8 inches) | Melbourne / Naarm

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @gd.content
© Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula/Copyright Agency 2026

SIGNIFICANT | JOHNNY WARANGULA TJUPURRULA

“The Papunya artists painting during the early 1970s often favoured slender timber substrates such as the one used by Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula for Water Dreaming 1971. This may have been due to the proportionate similarities they share with shields and men’s ceremonial objects that – before the advent of acrylic painting – carried similar designs.

Water Dreaming is associated with the soakage water site of Kalipinypa, approximately 400 kilometres west of Alice Springs. During the early period of painting activity at Papunya, Kalipinypa was a constant source of inspiration for several of the painting men. Kalipinypa is where the ancestral man Winpa, often referred to as the ‘Lightning Man’, clapped his boomerangs and ‘sang up’ a massive storm. Winpa’s presence in this painting is represented by the U shapes at the centre of the composition. The sinuous lines above and below show water running across the surface of the earth.” - Luke Scholes

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Water Dreaming 1971 | synthetic polymer paint on composition board | 60.3 x 12.1 cm (23.7 x 4.8 inches) | Melbourne / Naarm

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @gd.content
© Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula/Copyright Agency 2026

SIGNIFICANT | JOHNNY WARANGULA TJUPURRULA

“The Papunya artists painting during the early 1970s often favoured slender timber substrates such as the one used by Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula for Water Dreaming 1971. This may have been due to the proportionate similarities they share with shields and men’s ceremonial objects that – before the advent of acrylic painting – carried similar designs.

Water Dreaming is associated with the soakage water site of Kalipinypa, approximately 400 kilometres west of Alice Springs. During the early period of painting activity at Papunya, Kalipinypa was a constant source of inspiration for several of the painting men. Kalipinypa is where the ancestral man Winpa, often referred to as the ‘Lightning Man’, clapped his boomerangs and ‘sang up’ a massive storm. Winpa’s presence in this painting is represented by the U shapes at the centre of the composition. The sinuous lines above and below show water running across the surface of the earth.” - Luke Scholes

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Water Dreaming 1971 | synthetic polymer paint on composition board | 60.3 x 12.1 cm (23.7 x 4.8 inches) | Melbourne / Naarm

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SIGNIFICANT | 14 May - 26 June
D Lan Galleries MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | NEW YORK

Photography: @gd.content
© Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula/Copyright Agency 2026