Contemporary First Nations artists from across the country will present ten new immersive projects for After the Rain, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial.
Opening in December 2025, After the Rain will feature ten large-scale, multi-disciplinary installations that celebrate inter-generational legacies and cultural warriors of the past, present and future. Featuring projects by Alair Pambegan, Aretha Brown, Blaklash, Dylan Mooney, Hermannsburg Potters, Itja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre, Vincent Namatjira, Jimmy John Thaiday, Naminapu Maymuru-White, Thea Anamara Perkins, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and Grace Kemarre Robinya, and Warraba Weatherall.
Naminapu Maymuru-White, Maŋgalili people, painting in her studio. Courtesy Buku Larrŋgay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney/Melbourne
Built upon existing relationships cultivated over many years, Artistic Director and leading contemporary Australian artist Tony Albert, Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples, has been working closely with the exhibiting artists to challenge them to produce their best work to date and to invite them to respond to the exhibition title, which for Albert represents rebirth and new beginnings.
Tony Albert, Artistic Director, said:
“For the Triennial, I made the conscious decision to work with artists to commission fewer projects, on a more expansive scale, and challenge everyone to come and sit, and think – resonate, or respond – to where I am sitting and thinking.”
Supported by First Nations Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts, the National Indigenous Art Triennial brings together commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, creating an important platform for art and ideas. The Triennial is vital to the Gallery’s and Wesfarmers Arts’ shared commitment to elevating First Nations voices through art. The presentation of After the Rain at the National Gallery of Australia in Kamberri/Canberra, from 6 December to 26 April 2026, will be celebrated with a publication and a program of events, with a national tour to follow, from 2026–2028.
Details: nga.gov.au/exhibitions/fifth-national-indigenous-art-triennial
