Sacred Ground Beating Heart: The Art of Judy Watson 1989-2003

Sacred Ground Beating Heart presented paintings and prints by Judy Watson, originally prepared by Ted Snell for show in Australia, and extended internationally by Asialink as part of the focus on individual artists’ work. In the exhibition catalogue Snell writes ‘her work speaks eloquently of the suffering of Aboriginal Australians, the massacres, prejudice and disdain, while simultaneously evoking the dignity and achievements of Aboriginal people’. One visitor during its presentation in Vietnam commented: ‘It was one of the best exhibitions we had seen in Ho Chi Minh City in the past few years.’

Judy Watson, Shaol, 1998, pigment, pastel, ink and watercolour on canvas, 180 x 135cm

Curator: Ted Snell

Artist:  Judy Watson

Partner: John Curtin Gallery, Perth

Tour: Ho Chi Minh City, Colombo, Manila (2004)