1 July – 22 October 2023
JamFactory ICON Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I Can See All Those Places) is a major solo exhibition showcasing a significant body of artist Kunmanara Carroll’s final ceramic works and paintings, supported by a tapestry produced by the Australian Tapestry Workshop. The exhibition is touring to 12 venues nationally until mid-2024. SAM is the exclusive Victorian venue on the exhibition’s national tour.
Kunmanara Carroll (b. 1950, d. 2021) was a Luritja/Pintupi/Pitjantjatjara artist who worked at Ernabella Arts at Pukatja in the APY Lands. Concerned with passing on cultural knowledge, his paternal homeland was an unwavering source of inspiration and the recurring subject within his oeuvre of painting and ceramic sculpture. Carroll’s captivating paintings and ceramics merge his deep knowledge of country with his beautifully intricate yet minimalist style. A leading artist and a respected elder from the Pukatja community, Carroll is survived by his wife Alison Milyika Carroll, who remains a respected senior within the community.
JamFactory’s annual ICON exhibition celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. Kunmanara Carroll is the first Aboriginal artist to be featured in the JamFactory ICON series since its inception in 2013.
JamFactory ICON Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I Can See All Those Places) has been assisted by the South Australian Government through the Department for Innovation and Skills and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, Contemporary Touring Initiative.
Ernabella Arts and the Carroll family gratefully acknowledge support from the Government of South Australia through Arts SA and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program
Image: Kunmanara Carroll, Walungurru, 2020, stoneware, 550 x 300 x 640 mm and 430x 140 x 240 mm (2 piece). Photo: Grant Hancock
Free
Exhibition supporters
Presenting Partners
JamFactory
Ernabella Arts
Gordon Darling Foundation
Government Partners
Greater Shepparton City Council
Creative Victoria
Government of South Australia – Department for Innovation and Skills
Australian Government – Visual Arts and Craft Strategy Contemporary Touring Initiative
Australia Council for the Arts
Australian Government – Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support
Government of South Australia – Arts South Australia
Learning & Engagement Partner
The University of Melbourne