The inaugural Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition showcases outstanding works by sixteen Indigenous artists from across the nation. Each of the artists brings a unique vision to the Awards and, placed together, their work reveals the dominant and emerging mediums, subjects and experiences shaping contemporary Indigenous art today.

The winner of the richest Indigenous art award in Australia, the non-acquisitive Western Australian Indigenous Art Award, which is valued at $50,000, is Patrick Tjungurrayi.

You can see his work below and the other finalists in the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia , in Perth WA. The exhibition runs from 1 November 2008 - 11 January 2009. Or take a look online here .

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