Julie Dowling works in her own ‘disobedient’ style in her quest to represent the human figure through the traditions of portraiture. Her heritage as an Aboriginal person of Badimaya descent broke through early in her career - impacting upon her vision and transforming her art. Working in a unique hybrid manner, Dowling draws on a remarkable range of sources within the traditions of European and Indigenous Australian painting, combining social realism, surrealism, sixties pop art with motifs from contemporary Aboriginal painting in her remarkable portraits. Dowling’s art incorporates aspects of the dot and circle of Papunya and Yuendumu, the rock art of the Kimberley and the graphic arts of the Torres Strait . The traditions of S outh Asia resonate and the art of Frida Kahlo has directly influenced her style which transcends traditional genres.

This exhibition, curated by Assoc. Professor Jeanette Hoorn, was the first survey of this prominent artist and featured over 60 works.

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