Atong Atem Explained

Atong Atem is a Melbourne-based artist originally from South Sudan.[1] She has had exhibitions at Melbourne's Immigration Museum, NGV's Triennial, Melbourne's winter arts festival Rising, Messums London, as well as works in Red Hook Labs (New York), Vogue Fashion Fair (Milan) and the Unseen Amsterdam art fair.[2] She has been commissioned to adorn two facades of Hanover House on Melbourne's Southbank.[3]

In 2021 she released Banksia, a video exploring African immigration to Australia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Atem . Atong . 2022-03-25 . Keeping it real: the vivid photography of Atong Atem – in pictures . en-GB . The Guardian . 2022-03-28 . 0261-3077.
  2. News: O'Brien . Kerrie . Australia has never been secure or comfortable for me: Atong Atem . 14 September 2021 . SMH . 15 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Architecture news & editorial desk . Makeover of Hanover House offers glimpse into future development . Architecture & Design . 14 September 2021 . 9 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Banksia . Art Gallery of South Australia . 14 September 2021 . 14 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914234944/https://www.illuminateadelaide.com/events/banksia . dead .

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