OUR PURPOSE

Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke established Artitja Fine Art in 2004, inspired by a love of the art and a deep respect for ancient Australian Aboriginal culture and tradition.  “Our aim is in connecting cultures through the art.  Quality Aboriginal art is not just beautiful, it provides insights into Indigenous stories and Tjurrkupa (dreamings).  Within Australia and internationally, the art plays an important role as a medium for connection between very different cultures.”

THE ARTITJA MODEL

Artitja Fine Art is located in South Fremantle in Western Australia and we are open seven days a week by appointment.  We hold four exhibitions a year in a gallery space in South Fremantle, details of which are posted to this website prior to the event.

We present information sessions to corporate clients and hold special events locally and interstate  and are open to requests for group viewings in private residences and corporate offices.   As a result of our flexibility all options for presenting art can be considered.

OUR SERVICE

Artitja Fine Art specialises in Australian Aboriginal Art from remote and regional communities primarily in the central and western deserts.  We offer a one-on-one personalised service to our clients whether they be experienced art collectors or  newcomers  looking for a special piece of original art for their home.   We also offer advice and information and can source works upon request and at all times remain respectful of  individual budgets.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Our consistent commitment to quality and service has resulted in art having been acquired from Artitja Fine Art for inclusion into distinguished private and public art collections such as the Holmes a Court collection, The Stokes collection, Western Australian Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and other highly regarded collections.

 

OUR VALUES

In our practice as Indigenous Fine Art dealers we make a commitment to value the culture of the Indigenous people of Australia and treat with respect art centres, the artists and the art which we see as a very important part of the continuation of the culture and life choices of the artists. We act with integrity and feel it is our responsibility in our privileged position of having access to the art, the artists and their country, to continue to reflect in a dedicated manner the high standards we profess.

Artitja Fine Art is a signatory to the Australian Indigenous Art Code of Conduct*.

DOCUMENTATION

Each artwork carries with it authenticity documentation, photographs where available and biographical data of the artist.

 

ANNA KANARIS has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communication Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Murdoch University, and left a career in radio journalism to pursue cultural and educational interests in the Aboriginal art world.  Anna very much enjoys the excitement of heading bush, sourcing and curating Artitja’s exhibitions.

Anna was first introduced to Aboriginal art and culture in the early 1980′s while working in community radio in Perth, Western Australia. She was involved in liaising with community educational centres, elders and their representatives in isolated communities in the State’s north west setting up satellite radio test broadcasts to enable the learning of languages to the younger members of the community.

 

 

ARTHUR CLARKE has had an abiding interest in Indigenous art and culture, having had spent many years in the State’s north west and has always been an avid reader about the history and culture of Indigenous Australians.  Having always felt a  great love of the desert and  ’heading bush’  he very much enjoys the planning process in seeing Artitja’s exhibitions coming together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a signatory to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct we are committed to ethical and transparent business dealings with Indigenous visual artists and abide by the standards set out in the code.