Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern

Europe’s first major solo exhibition dedicated to Emily Kam Kngwarray (1910-1996) will be staged at the Tate Modern in the UK.

The exhibition is based on the National Gallery of Australia Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition held in 2023/24 curated by Kelli Cole, Warumunga and Luritja peoples and Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples.

A senior Anmatyerr woman from Utopia (north-east of Mparntwe / Alice Springs), Kngwarray is considered one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists to emerge in the twentieth century. Kngwarray translated her ritual, ceremonial and spiritual engagement with her ancestral Country, Alhaker, into vibrant batik textiles and monumental acrylic paintings on canvas.

The exhibition features over 70 works from across Kngwarray’s astonishing career, most of which have never been shown outside Australia, offering European audiences a once in a lifetime chance to experience her powerful and vibrant artworks.

Book tickets for this exhibition on Tate's website.

Emily Kam Kngwarray is presented in The Eyal Ofer Galleries.

With additional support from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Also supported by the Emily Kam Kngwarray Exhibition Supporters Circle, Tate International Council, Tate Patrons, Tate Americas Foundation, National Gallery of Australia Foundation and Tate Members.

Research supported by Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational.

Curated by Kelli Cole, Director of Curatorial & Engagement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia; Kimberley Moulton, Adjunct Curator, Indigenous Art, HTRC:T and Michael Raymond, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern.

Exhibition organised by Tate Modern and the National Gallery of Australia based on an exhibition curated by Kelli Cole, Warumungu and Luritja peoples and Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples.