A new feature film on the Indigenous Australian painter traces his family’s quest for justice after losing the copyright to his work“This big girl’s got a nice place,” says artist Lenie Namatjira, looking up at Buckingham Palace. It’s 2013, and she and her cousin, Kevin Namatjira, are about to meet Queen Elizabeth and present her with a set of their watercolour paintings. They are following in the footsteps of their grandfather, Albert Namatjira – one of Australia’s most famous painters, and the first Indigenous man recognised by the colonial government as an Australian citizen – who did the same almost 60 years earlier. Their journey is being filmed for a documentary feature – the final element of the Namatjira Project, a sprawling, long-term social justice and cultural development project led by arts organisation Big hArt. In the space of eight years, the Namatjira Project has spawned an award-winning theatre production, internationally touring sell-out exhibitions, painting masterclasses, workshops, and the development of a charitable trust to support Namatjira’s artistic legacy in his own community. Continue reading…
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