Australian Indigenous artists making an impact abroad

Australian Indigenous artists are being celebrated by international institutions - who are they?
Person wearing orange pants and black T shirt looking at First Nations work on a black wall - a photo of a man with white hair, a black and white t shirt and white paint around his eyes, and four small photos. ‘On Country: Photography from Australia’, Rencontres d'Arles 2025.

Our sector should be proud of the achievements of our artists and their work internationally but, sadly, it largely falls off the radar domestically. Let’s change that! ArtsHub pays a nod to recent – and upcoming – events and achievements across the world’s great art cities.

We start with a focus on major international exhibitions by First Nations artists.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina