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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kelly Burke

Investigation finds no ‘improper interference’ in paintings made by APY Art Centre Collective

General view of the National Gallery of Australia
The NGA postponed its Ngura Pulka – Epic Country exhibition after allegations made by The Australian newspaper that white assistants were painting works attributed to desert artists. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The National Gallery of Australia’s independent investigation into allegations of non-Indigenous interference in the works of First Nations artists scheduled for a mid-year exhibition has cleared the APY Art Centre Collective of wrongdoing.

The NGA postponed its mid-year Ngura Pulka – Epic Country exhibition featuring 28 works by the APY artists, following a series of allegations made by The Australian newspaper that white assistants were painting works attributed to acclaimed desert artists at the collective.

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