BIOGRAPHY
Tiger Yaltangki was born in Ernabella (Pukatja), South Australia in 1973. His work has been exhibited in Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria; Fondation Opale, Lens, Switzerland; ACCA, Melbourne; Westspace Gallery, Melbourne; and the Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs. The artist’s work is held in collections including Artbank, Australia; Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Berndt Museum, Perth; Western Australia Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra; and Fondation Opale, Lens, Switzerland, among others.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
High Voltage, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2020
Dinosaurs and Rockers, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2019
Malpa Wiru (Good Friends), Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2018
ROCK N ROLL, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2013
Tiger Yaltangki, Aboriginal Pacific Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Iwantja Rock n Roll, Fort Gansevoort, New York, NY.
2021
Spirits, Popstars, and Royals (online exhibition), Fort Gansevoort, New York, NY.
Alcaston Gallery Retrospective (online exhibition), Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2020
The 36th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
2019
Before Time Began, Foundation Opale, Lens, Switzerland.
Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney.
2018
Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Australia.
Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia.
A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia.
Art of the APY Lands, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
Melbourne Art Fair, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
Painting the Song: Works from the Sims Dickson Collection, University of Newcastle Gallery, Newcastle, Australia.
Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Australia.
The 35th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
2017
TARNANTHI, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
The National: New Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Carriageworks, Everleigh, Australia, and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Artists of the APY Lands, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
The 34th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
2016
Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea, Australia.
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
The 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
Mayatja Pulka (Big Boss), Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
The 39th Alice Art Prize, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
Iwantja Artists Exhibition, Short St Gallery, Broome, Australia.
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Magic Object, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Darkness on the Edge of Town, Artbank, Sydney, Australia.
2015
APY Survey Exhibition, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Australia.
Ngura Kunpu (Strong Country), Westspace Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
TARNANTHI, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Australia.
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
The 32nd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
Good Friend, Ghost Stories & Cowboy Stories, Short St Gallery, Broome, Australia.
APY Showcase, Tandanya, Adelaide, Australia.
2014
APY 7, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Australia.
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
The 31st Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
Aboriginal Art from the Eastern APY Lands, Kelch Gallery, Freiburg, Germany.
2013
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
The 30th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia.
Harvey Art Projects, Ketchum, Idaho.
2012
The Men, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Australia.
2011
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
Melbourne Men’s Show, Mossenson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2010
Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia.
Watiku Show, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Australia.
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Finalist, 39th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, 35th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, 32nd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, 31st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, 30th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist, Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award
Finalist, Alice Prize: National Contemporary Art Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Artbank, Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Berndt Museum, Perth, Australia
Fondation Opale, Lens, Switzerland
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia
Newcastle University Art Collection, Newcastle, Australia
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Western Sydney University Art Collection, Sydney, Australia
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
Taylor, Bea. “Iwantja Arts Take To New York City, With A ‘Rock N Roll’ Exhibition!”, The Design Files, August 25.
Dexter, Henry. “At Fort Gansevoort, ‘Iwantja Rock n Roll’ Eschews the Modernist Myths of Aboriginal Art”, Cultured, August 11.
Anania, Billy. “Your Concise New York Art Guide for August 2022”, Hyperallergic, August 1.
Mezzolani, Ario. “Iwantja Rock n Roll: The work of three artists from Aboriginal Australian communities”, Lampoon, July 29.
D’Souza, Aruna. “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now”, The New York Times, July 28.
Yerebakan, Osman Can. "South Australia’s Aboriginal arts community makes New York debut", The Art Newspaper, July 15.
Gilstrap, Nyla. “Iwantja Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Air Mail, July 8.
“We Hear”, New York Post, July 7.
“Iwantja Rock n Roll! Fort Gansevoort”, Martin Cid Magazine, June 20.
"The Artsy Collector Spotlight: Abigail Crompton," Artsy, January, 28.
2018
Hughes, Helen. “Tiger Yaltangki: Alcaston Gallery," Artforum, September.
Presley, Hannah, and Max Delany. A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness, Southbank, Australia: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
"The 35th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torress Strait Island Art Award," Darwin, Australia: Darwin Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Brown, Nic. “Tiger Yaltangki: Controlled Chaos," Art Collector, July.
2017
Grishin, Sasha, and Nic Brown. “NATSIAA 2017: Pick of the Crop," Art Collector, October.
Frost, Andrew. “The National Review – Happy Accidents Shine in Major Australian Contemporary Art Show," The Guardian, March 30.
2016
Slade, Lisa. "Magic Object: 2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art," Adelaide, Australia: Art Gallery of South Australia.
Morris, Linda. “Dr. Who meets Dreamtime in NSW Art Gallery’s acquisition," The Sydney Morning Herald, October 18.