Published on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 at 3:50:39 PM
Image Credit: Jayana Andy Tjukula/waterhole 2022 Jayana Andy Tjukula/waterhole 2022. Image courtesy of Sara Maiorino
Artback NT Presents
Clay on Country
Ceramics from the Central Desert
OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY 6 February 2026 | 6-8PM
EXHIBITION DATES: 7 February - 5 April 2026
RSVP: events.humanitix.com/clayholmes
Showcasing the passion for ceramic practice in the central desert region Clay on Country is a diverse and eclectic survey that includes 32 artists and collectives. Some are established ceramic artists, some are reconnecting with the medium after a hiatus, others are incorporating clay into their practice for the first time. All have produced accomplished, insightful, and contemporary works that reflect the culturally and historically rich and complex region where they live and work.
The survey was developed by Artback NT to coincide with Apmere Mparntwe, the 16th Australian Ceramics Triennale held in Alice Springs in 2022. The varied works in Clay on Country reflect ancestral stories, contemporary experiences and settler histories alongside the joys and challenges of making with clay, the push and pull of this most tactile of materials.
Clay on Country was curated by Jo Foster and Neridah Stockley and is being proudly toured by Artback NT, with the support of Creative Australia, and Visions of Australia.
Angela Abbott • Akeyulerre Healing Centre • Jayanna Andy • Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists • Kunmanara Carroll • Nancy Nyanjilpayi Chapman • Davina Edwards • Engawala Artists • Ernabella Artists collaborative • Bronwyn Field • Emma Frank • Claire Freer • Mike Gillam • Christine Godden • Hermannsburg Potters • Iltja Ntjarra Artists • Rupert Jack • Tara Leckey • Alfie Lowe • Suzi Lyon • Pip McManus • Anne Mosey • Sally Mumford • Wintjiya Napaltjarri • Mel Robson • Mikaila Rodgers • Vanessa Sim • Beth Sometimes • Neridah Stockley • Tjunkaya Tapaya • Thomas Ilytjari Thomson • Maria Vanhees • Fiona Walsh • Walkatjara Artists • Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
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