Editor summary:

This is writing that spans the coastlines of so-called Australia, crossing the great oceans through the Pacific to Turtle Island and back again. Contributions from the Global First Peoples across planet remind us we are all living under the same sky, through their appreciation and evaluation of visual arts, craft and design.

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Blue Art Journal creates space for First Nations writers, artists and critics to lead, critique, challenge, experiment and to tell stories on their own terms.

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Blue Art Journal acknowledges the First Peoples of this land and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.

Bob Gibson, Patjantja, 2025

synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 180.0 x 150.0 cm
(c) Bob Gibson, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Ita Tipungwuti, Parlini Jilamara, 2007

earth pigment on canvas, 160.0 x 200.0 cm
(c) Ita Tipungwuti, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Clare Jaque Vasquez, The Haze And The Hush, 2025

acrylic and impasto on stretched canvas, 130.0 x 150.0 cm
(c) Clare Jaque Vasquez, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Charles Inkamala, Glen Helen, Mission Days, 2025

 

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 61 x 61 cm
(c) Courtesy of Vivien Anderson Gallery

Maree Clarke, The Long Journey Home 8, 2024

digital print on photographic paper, 69.0 x 102.5 cm
(c) Maree Clarke, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

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