The National Gallery acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the Kamberri/Canberra region, and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.

In this self-portrait, Albert inserts himself into an assemblage of ashtrays from his collection to personify what is often a generalised depiction of Aboriginal culture. In the painting, he examines what it means to stub out a cigarette on Aboriginal iconography, and the metaphoric symbolism attached to these items.

Sep 25, 2022 · See Tony Albert’s 𝘈𝘚𝘏 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦 for yourself at 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢. Exhibition is free for all visitors to enjoy...

Jun 14, 2022 · The ashtrays are fixed to the wall in one exhibition space at the National Gallery of Singapore — it’s the work of Girramay, Yidindji and Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert.

Nov 11, 2022 · 'It’s like a tide – it comes in and out': celebrated artist TONY ALBERT continues to produce strident, confronting work out of his secluded studio in Brisbane’s north-west. Still, he insists he’s an optimist. The National Gallery is partnering with Broadsheet to bring you stories about artists from the national collection.

Sep 14, 2024 · Ever Present includes over 260 works from more than 200 artists as it considers seven overarching and interlinked themes: Ancestors + Creators; Country + Constellations; Community + Family; Culture + Ceremony; Trade + Influence; Resistance + Colonisation; and Innovation + Identity.

Ash on me 2015. Tony Albert Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share by Email; Medium etching and aquatint ... First Nations Australia Credit Line National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015 Reproduction requests .

Ash on Me, 2009 Appropriated vintage object applied to vinyl 150 x 150cm Collection National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

IDAIA home / Exhibitions / institutional exhibitions / Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia / Tony Albert, Girramay:Yidinji:Kuku-Yalanji peoples, Ash on Me, 2008, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri:Canberra, purchased 2009 © the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

Sep 2, 2016 · Courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf. His latest solo show, Unalienable, is an extension of his previous work co-opting kitsch Aboriginalia, Ash on Me, including faces of Indigenous people on ashtrays.