Ngarn Wa’ngal
Art of the Gum Tree
$62.40
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the Gum Tree is a landmark publication dedicated to the eucalypt and the art it inspires. It traces the gum tree through art history and contemporary practice, engaging with Indigenous sovereignty, Australian identity, nationalism, climate change, land management and the tree’s global impact.
Richly illustrated, the book features a range of contributors, from artists, Aboriginal Elders and art historians to ecologists, poets and writers who share their r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522882520 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522882528 |
| Author: | Alisa Bunbury, Sophie Gerhard |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 265mm x 205mm |
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About The Author
Alisa Bunbury
Alisa Bunbury is Senior Curator, Grimwade Collection, at the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked as a curator at the National Gallery of Victoria and Art Gallery of South Australia. Her interests include a specialisation in colonial art history and evolving creative responses to Australia’s natural history.
Sophie Gerhard is Curator of Australian and First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Victoria. Her curatorial interests include conversations surrounding national identity and colonialism within Australian art history. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, with her research focusing on the emotion of shame and its role within Australian and First Nations art.
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