RAFT artspace has ceased operations.
This website acts as an archive and homage to the many artists who have exhibited at RAFT since early 2001.
I will continue to respond to emails sent to art@raftartspace.com.au
– Dallas Gold
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
FULL ARCHIVE
The following exhibitions contain the full catalogue of each exhibition. Not all works are for sale. Please contact RAFT for any enquiries.
2023
SUN & SHADOW, Art of the Spinifex People. 25 August - September 16
CONTROL POINT, The Tennant Creek Brio at Delmar Gallery, Sydney June 24 - July 30
Tjawinaku Tjukurrpa Nyinantja - Tjawina Porter. April 27 - May 20
2022
The Colour of Sound: Mary Barton, 8 October - 5 November
Folding Time: J9 Stanton, 8 October - 5 November
Living Water, 8 September - 1 October
Taking Care of Business - Tennant Creek Brio, 29 July - 20 August
We Are Kil.n.it - Kil.n.it Ceramics pop up, 19 - 24 July
Josie Pitjara: Utopia Art Centre, 20 May - 19 June
Carbiene McDonald Tjangala, 29 April - 21 May
Yurnangurnu: Nola Yurnangurnu Campbell, 25 March - 17 April
2021
53: Sarah Brown, 5 - 27 November
Swan River: Neridah Stockley, 6 - 30 October
Tjilpi Kutjara: Spinifex Arts Project, 11 September - 2 October
The World Is Made of Relative, 13 August - 4 September
A Portrait of People Caring About Things, 13 August - 4 September
Ngalimpa (Together) Collaborations from Indulkana, 16 July - 7 August
Yanyantjari: Jimmy Donegan, 18 June - 10 July
Kapi, Walpa, Wangkanyi - Papunya Tjupi Arts, 26 May - 12 June
Adrian Robertson, 30 April - 15 May
Are you looking at me? The Tennant Creek Brio, 1-17 April
Wayne Eager – Paper Trail: Works on paper from 1986-2020, 26-28 March
Kutja Malla Manttara – Collecting (Bush foods) in cloths, 27 February - 20 March
2020
Atunymara Kanyinma - Respect, 6 - 28 November
Jane Yalunga, 9 - 31 October
FERALS: Zak Tilley, 9 - 31 October
Petermann Ranges: Carbiene McDonald, 12 September - 3 October
TEXAS: Charlene Carrington & Hector Jandany, 14 August - 5 September
Kurrkurra and Thepa Ntjarra: Trudy Inkamala, 14 August - 5 September
Ngamurru: Katjarra Butler, 17 July - 8 August
Cave Hill: Angkaliya Curtis, 19 June - 11 July
EVERYDAY: New works by Sally Mulda, 22 May - 13 June
Little Room Show: Curated from the RAFT stockroom, 22 May - 13 June
Tjupi - Taanu Revisited: Artists of Papunya Tjupi, 24 April - 16 May
Kinara Mimi: Artists from Mimili Maku, 27 March - 18 April
Djorra: Works on paper from Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka, 28 February - 21 March
2019
A Good Year: New works by Sarah Brown, 1 - 23 November
Ngangkari: Wawiriya Burton, Iluwanti Ken and Betty Muffler, 4 - 26 October
Pandanus Noir: Pandanus fibre works by Margaret Rarru and Helen Ganalmirriwuy, 4 - 26 October
A Moment in History: Paintings by Mick Rictor, 5 - 28 September
Tjukupati James, 2 - 24 August
Stories of Garnkiny: Rusty Peters and Mabel Juli, 5 - 27 July
Murdie Nampijinpa Morrie and Jeanie Napangardi Lewis, 7 - 29 June
Helicopter Tjungurrayi, 7 - 29 June
King of the Roosters: Tennat Creek Men’s Painting Project, 26 April - 25 May
Carbiene McDonald Tjangala, 29 March - 20 April
Peter Newry: Seen and Unseen, 29 March - 20 April
Doris Bush Nungarrayi: Darinytjiku Alatji, 1 - 23 March
2018
Neridah Stockley: Paper and Clay, 2 - 24 November
Martha McDonald Napaltjarri: Tjulyata, 5 - 27 October
Tjupi Boards - Kulinyi Tjilpi Tjutanya, 5 - 27 October
Fred and Ned Grant, 8 - 29 September
Ildiko Kovacs: Cats Cradle, 4 - 25 August
Peggy Patrick and Phyllis Thomas: Works from the Jirrawun Studio, 6 - 28 July
Audrey Marrday: Ngamanbom Gundayarr (Making with Pandanus), 8 - 30 June
Adrian Roberston: Paint Country, 8 - 30 June
Tobias Richardson: Built Painting, 2 - 29 June
Mr Timms, 11 - 25 May
Neridah Stockley: New Works, 6 - 28 April
2017
NG Salon at Praxis Gallery, 12 - 22 October
Minyma Mayatja Kananya-Kananypa, 9 - 30 September
Tjupi-Taanu: Artists of Papunya Tjupi, 8 - 29 July
Wakartu Cory Surprise: LOOK AGAIN, 10 June - 1 July
Ivy Drill: Yaranga - Chinamen's Garden, April, online exhibition
Warka Kanpu - Strong Work, Feb - March, RAFT south, Hobart
Wala Wingka - Fast As, 12 Jan - Feb, RAFT south, Hobart
2016
Stephen Eastaugh: Ghost Ships, 9 December 2016 - 7 January 2017, RAFT south, Hobart
Ngarralja Tommy May on Tin, 9 December 2016 - 7 January 2017, RAFT south, Hobart
Penny Mason: Floating Worlds, 28 October - 26 November, RAFT south, Hobart
David Marsden: Firebreaks, 23 September - 22 October, RAFT south, Hobart
Roy Underwood: Wati Pilanguru - The Man from Spinifex, 6 September - 1 October
Ernabella Men's Ceramics, 30 July - 27 August
Tobias Richardson: Stayed Home, 11 August - 10 September, RAFT south, Hobart
Doris Bush Nungarrayi: Papa Tjukurrpa, 8 July - 6 August, RAFT south, Hobart
A Song and a Prayer for a Friend, 17 June - 16 July
LORE: visual language of cultural identity, 4 June - 2 July, RAFT south, Hobart
Mary Tailor May, RAFT south, Hobart
Sally Mulda, Grace Robinya & Avatar, 13 May - 14 June
Sarah Ugibari, 22 April - 7 May, RAFT south, Hobart
TJILPI MUNU PAMPAKU TJUKURPA KUNPU KANYINTJAKU, 16 April - 7 May
Tjala Art, 18 March - 16 April, RAFT south, Hobart
Imbi Davidson: The Bridge, 4 - 26 March
MALA (together, as a group), 10 - 23 January, RAFT south, Hobart
2015
APY Survey 2015, 26 November - 19 December
Kittey Malarvie: Ngaba, 31 October - 21 September
Mary Tailor: Aru, 31 October - 21 September
Neridah Stockley: New Works, 3 - 24 October
Sandy Brumby: Victory Downs, 3 - 24 October
Yirrkala Mob - Bangarra Boards, 5 - 26 September
Figure & Ground: Paul Selwood and Roy Jackson, 14 - 29 August
Wati tjuta-ku Tjukurpa kunpu, 14 - 29 August
Significant APY, 18 July - 1 August
Nola Campbell: Patjarr Walka, 18 July - 1 August
Linda Puna, Solo, 13 June - 4 July
Painters: Barbara Moore & Sharon Adamson, 13 June - 4 July
Namatjira Collection, 15 May - 6 June
Martha McDonald Napaltjarri, 17 April - 9 May
Harry Tjutjuna, 14 March - 4 April
Recent works from Tjukurla, 14 March - 4 April
2014
APY 7, 19 November - 12 December
Tjulpirpa wiya - clay! 6 - 27 September
Carlene West, 6 - 27 September
Jenny Taylor: Portraits of Country, 15 - 29 August
Boards from the Edge including fundraiser 'Help Kayili Artists get back on the road' 26 April - 17 May
2013
Iggy, Marina, Neridah, Patsy, November - 7 December
Good Friends: Sia Cox 10 November - 7 December
Stockroom Show & Law Men from the Great Sandy Desert, 10 October - 9 November
The Wild Ones, 6 - 28 September
Lilly Ulah, 17 - 31 August
Ernabella Ceramics, 17 - 31 August
Crossing Paths III, 20 July - 10 August
Desert Boards, 22 June - 23 July
Our Way, Their Way, 24 May - 15 June
Selected Works by Martumili Artists, 12 April - 4 May
Whiskey Tjukangku Solo, 12 April - 4 May
Omie Artists, 16 March - 12 April
Tobias Richardson, 16 March - 12 April
2012
Stockroom Show, 8 - 22 December
Way Out West, 10 November - 1 December
The Little Prick - Another Lifestyle Magazine, 5 - 26 October
Sandy Brumby, 6 - 29 September
Ngintaka, 6 - 29 September
Yirrkala Bark Paintings, 15 - 25 August
Mankaja Arts, 15 - 25 August
Whiskey Tjukangku, 14 July- 4 August
Wati Tjilpiku Canvas, 16 June - 7 July
Peter Adsett Selected painting from 1996-2003, 23 May - 12 June
Our barkcloth holds the spirit of our culture, 27 April - 19 May
My Life as Sculpture Tobias Richardson, 30 March - 21 April
Punu-nguru (from the trees), 2 - 24 March
Stockroom Show, 4 - 25 February
2011
Waltjapiti (Extended family), 24 November - 11 December
Neridah Stockley Paintings and Works on Paper, 7 October - 5 November
Tjukurpa Manta Law and Land, and Jimmy Baker Tribute Show, 8 September - 1 October
We know our Land, We keep our Land: Ernabella, 12 August- 3 September
Sally Gabori, 15 July - 9 August
Wakartu Cory Surprise, 15 July - 9 August
Shared Language of Paint, 9 June - 9 July
Whiskey Tjukangku solo exhibition, 29 April - 21 May
Tjala Arts Collaborative Show, 18 March - 9 April
Stockroom Show, 4 February - 4 March
2010
Christmas Show, 10 December 2010 - 29 January 2011
A Watiku Show, 19 November - 4 December
Stockroom Show, 8 October - 13 November
Piiny-Piinypa Tjukurpa, 11 September - 2 October
Barrupu shows up in the Desert, 11 September - 2 October
Painters of Fregon, 20 August - 7 September
MELBOURNE ART FAIR: Neridah Stockley, Rammey Ramsay and Cory Surprise, 4 - 8 August
Adrian Robertson, 23 July - 14 August
Colin Holt, 23 July - 14 August
Janangoo Butcher Cherel, Mick Jawalji, Rammey Ramsey, 26 June – 17 July
Patrick Mung Mung Solo Exhibition, 28 May – 19 June
Raft Launch: APY & NPY Lands Survey Exhibition, 24 April - 22 May
2009
Alfonso Puautjimi, Estelle Munkanome & Lorna Kantilla, 6 - 28 November
Imbi Davidson - Lost at Sea, 9 - 31 October
Matt Huttlestone: Hardy’s Creek, 11 September - 3 October
Rammey Ramsey: Small Boards, 4 - 29 August
Sally Gabori, 13 August - 5 September
Warranpalampaju kayili yaninpa (Our Country travelling north), July 17 - August 8
Sitting down with Jukuja & Wakartu, 19 June - 11 July
Yewirr (the colour tree), 23 May - 13 June
Rough Diamonds, 24 April - 16 May
Colin Holt Tar & Lime, 27 March - 18 April
Neridah Stockley, 28 February - 21 March
Stockroom Show, 3 - 21 February
2008
Ngaruwanajirri, 2 - 18 December
Rammey Ramsey - In the Pink, 1 - 22 November
Yimwarlini New work from Jilamara, 11 October - 1 November
Tobias Richardson: Lonely Mountain Buildings, 12 September - 4 October
Jirrawun Colour, 16 August - 6 September
MELBOURNE ART FAIR: Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Wakartu Cory Surprise, Peter Quinn and Neridah Stockley, 30 July - 3 August
Jangangoo Butcher Cherel, 18 July - 9 August
Ceramics by Bevan Thompson, 18 July - 9 August
Colin Holt, 2 - 12 July
BITPIT new growth, 25 April - 31 May
Painters of Bentinck, 28 March - 19 April
Last Tango at Wyndham, 22 February - 15 March
2007
Build Up Show - Stockroom show, 20 November - 15 December
Ngaruwanajirri Artists Alfonso Puantjimi, Estelle Munkanome, Lorna Kantilla, 3 - 24 November
Wakartu Cory Surprise New works, 9 - 21 October
Will Blake Shaping Light, 29 September - 20 October
Neridah Stockley Works from TENNANT CREEK (and the studio), 20 October - 11 November
Ivan Namirrkki A Solo Show Exhibition, 8 - 26 September
WINPA, 11 August - 1 September
Bukulungthunmi Coming together - One Place, 11 August - 1 September
New works by PETER EVE deliquescent - between earth & sky, 13 July - 4 August
Warmun Art Centre: warda-wurrarrem - all kinds of stars, 13 July - 4 August
SURVEY Group show of emerging artists from Papunya Tula, 15 June - 7 July
RedBlackYellowWhite Jilamara, 15 June - 7 July
Painters of Bentinck Island, 19 May - 9 June
Henry Street - New works by Colin Holt, 19 May - 9 June
Painters of Bentinck Island, 20 April - 12 May
‘White fellas’ New works by Matt Huttlestone, 20 April - 12 May
Women Artists of Fitzroy Crossing, 23 March - 14 April
Nina Puruntatameri, 23 March - 14 April
Harry Tjutjuna, 23 February - 17 March
Peter Quinn, 23 February - 17 March
2006
Janangoo Butcher Cherel Ngarrangkarni, 24 November - 16 December
Lorna Kantilla, Alexandrina Kantilla, Estelle Munkanome, Alfonso Puantjimi & Finton Timaepatua, 25 November - 16 December
Act Natural: Neil Emmerson, Anne-Marie May & Catriona Stanton, 20 October - 11 November
NERIDAH STOCKLEY: PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS, 20 October - 11 November
Singing & dancing up the country NEW WORKS FROM BALGO HILLS, 15 September - 7 October
Recent works by MARINA STROCCHI, 15 September - 7 October
Irrunytju Arts Senior artists from Irrunytju WA, 12 August - 9 September
Ngarrgooroon Country by Hector Jandany & Charlene Carrington, 12 August - 9 September
Paintings from Milikapiti (Snake Bay) Melville Island, 15 July - 5 August
A survey show from Maningrida, 15 July - 5 August
GÄNGAN New works from Buku Larranggay Mulka, 17 June - 8 July
PURNTA (promised marriage) Recent works by Nyirlpirr Spider Snell & Jukuja Dolly Snell
Pijaju Peter Skipper & Jukuna Mona Chugana, 17 June - 8 July
New works by Peter Adsett DOUBTING, 19 May - 10 June
New works by Colin Holt DELUGE, 19 May - 10 June
New paintings from Mornington Island Arts & Crafts, 26 April - 13 May
Carvings from Tiwi Design Bathurst Island, April 21 - May
Recent works by Senior Pitjantjatjara Artists, 10 March - 1 April
NO PAINT Recent work by PETER QUINN, 10 February - 4 March
WAKARTU CORY SURPRISE MANGKAJA ARTS, 10 February - 4 March
2005
Christmas show small works, 6 - 23 December
NGARUWANAJIRRI ARTISTS, 10 - 23 December
A solo exhibition by NANCY McDINNY, 11 November - 3 December
MALANGI MOB - OUR FATHERS STORIES, 12 November - 3 December
Liquid Paper by Winsome Jobling, 14 October - 5 November
recent works by MAWUKURA JIMMY NERRIMAH, 14 October - 5 November
yugal mangi (we all one) Ngukurr Arts, 16 September - 8 October
Parlini Jilamara (Old Design) New work by RAELENE KERINAUIA, 17 September - 8 October
RARRK OF MANINGRIDA - Maningrida Arts & Craft, 13 August - 3 September
YAKUMIRRI BUKU LARRNGAY MULKA, 15 July - 6 August
WAYNE EAGER, 15 July - 6 August
TOO MUCH GOOD WORK MANGKAJA ARTS, 16 June - 9 July
BIBOKI YAYASAN TAFEAN PAH, 18 June - 18 July
KANAJA at Wangkajunga Kanaja Arts Centre, 28 May - 11 June
ACROSS THE BORDER Warmun Arts Centre, 20 May - 11June
Colin Holt, 29 April - 21May
Conrad Tipungwuti & Timothy Cook, 27 April - 17 May
NINA PURUNTATAMERI, 1 - 23 April
BARNEY & TIBBY ELEGA, 1 - 23 April
ONE WAY Line Artists of the Stone Country, 4 - 31 March
JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI Mirripaka Winga, 4 - 25 March
Mangkaja Group show, 5 - 26 February
2004
Body of Art ANKAAA Member exhibition, 2 - 23 December
Jacki Fleet Ocean, 19 November - 11 December
Bronwyn Wright Carscape, 5 - 27 November
Ringer Soak, 30 - 14 October
INTERLACE New works by DIANNE BLAKE, 2 - 23 October
MELBOURNE ART FAIR, 29 September - 3 October
Nyuju Stumpy Brown, Purlta Mayanne Downs, Taco Rosie King, Nada Rawlins, Nyirlpirr Spider Snell, Jukuja Dolly Snell and Wakartu Cory Surprise, 11 September - 2 October
MILIKAPITI TURTIYANGINARI - JILAMARA ARTS & CRAFTS, 11 September - 2 October
ELIZABETH NYUMI, 14 August - 4 September
WUKUN WANAMBI, 14 August - 4 September
KIRRAWIRRI ARTISTS FROM BIDYADANGA, 10 - 31July
Marina Strocchi, 10 - 31July
Fish Nets, 12 June - 3 July
Colin Holt BAD MAN’S PARADISE, 12 June - 3 July
Fiona Sivyer, May/June
MICK JAWALJI WARMUN ART CENTRE, 16 April - 8 May
HECTOR JANDANY WARMUN ART CENTRE, 16 April - 8 May
RAELENE KERINAUIA: Jilamara Wutiriyi Kayimwagakimi, 17 April - 8 May
JANANGOO BUTCHER CHEREL MANGKAJA ARTS, 13 March - 10 April
YIRRAJIRRIMA NGARUWANAJIRRI INC, 13 March - 10 April
Don Nakadilinj Namundja with Marrawuddi Gallery, Kakadu, 13 February - 6 March
Ironwood & Ochre with Munupi Arts, Melville Island, 14 February - 6 March
2003
Fitzroy Fusion presented from Mangkaja artists to launch RAFT II, 6 - 20 December
'KURTAL' by Nyilpirr Spider Snell presented by Mangkaja Arts, 3 - 20 December
'Let's keep our art strong' Recent work from the Jilamara Artists, 7 - 29 November
Wanatunga Jilamara: Women Painting, 17 October - 1 November
Colin Holt, 26 September - 11 October
Rammey Ramsey - Jirrawun Artists
Jirrawun Jazz - Jirrawun Artists, 14 - 29 August
Peter Newry & Mignonette Jamin, 18 July - 9 August
Colours of Mina Mina, 20 June - 5 July
MANGKAJA MARNINWARNTI: Women of Mangkaja Arts, 30 May - 14 June
Queenie McKenzie, George Wallaby -
Kuturkuni Amintiya Tapulunni - Jilamara Artists, 4 - 26 April
Murrkunkukura Ngarrakarnijanka Ngurrara - Mangkaja Arts - Fitzroy Crossing
Waterhole - Raft Artspace at GrantPirrie Gallery
Fibre: an exhibition of woven art -
2002
Lorna Naparulla Fencer -
Marrnyula Mununggurr - Yirrkala
Pwoja amintiya Mulpininni - Jilamarra Arts and Crafts, 1 - 16 November
Paintings by Nora Wompi: Warlayirti Artists, 10 - 31 August
Paintings by Susie Bootja Bootja: Warlayirti Artists, 10 - 31 August
Water and Stone - Art from Maningrida, August
Two sisters one country - Paintings by Minnie & Eadie Curtis, 2 June - 10 July
Wellspring - Jacki Fleet, 31 May - 15 June
Ganangoo Butcher Cherel - Yimanarra, 10 - 29 May
Phyllis Thomas - The Escape, April
Pwoja Jilamarra; Jilamarra Arts and Crafts, April
Katungka Napanangka: My mother my country, March
2001
Taykwapi Tiwi (everybody Tiwi), 9 November - 1 December
Goowoomji - Paddy Bedford, October
PARWALLA - Elizabeth Nyumi, September
Three Women Ngukkur Way, August
Good Colour - Prints from Maningrida Womens Centre, 17 - 30 August
Our Country! Pintupi Women from Haast Bluff, 27 July - 15 August
Mary Kanngi, 29 June - 21 July
Peter Adsett - Selected Work, June
Rammey Ramsey, May
In a Dark Century: Dadang Christanto, 6 - 27 April
4 Men - 4 Paintings, March