Indigenous artists take on London’s Royal Academy

Australia Council to fund Royal Academy commissions by Indigenous artists Judy Watson and Christian Thompson.
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The Australia Council for the Arts has announced it will fund Judy Watson and London-based Christian Thompson to create new works for the Royal Academy of Arts on the occasion of its blockbuster exhibition Australia.

Indigenous artist Watson (QLD) has been commissioned by the Royal Academy to re-create her powerful outdoor piece fire and water (2007), the signature work of Canberra’s Reconciliation Place.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina