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Janet Koongotema.

Archer River Country: Janet Koongotema

Congratulations to Janet Koongotema on her remarkable solo exhibition, Archer River Country, now showing at D’Lan Contemporary in Melbourne. Running from 28 February to 2 April 2026, this major exhibition—presented in collaboration with Wik & Kugu Art Centre, Aurukun—celebrates Janet’s exquisite paintings inspired by her ancestral homelands.

Koongotema not only depicts Country; she constructs it, using the same structural order that has shaped the woven objects, made and shared between clans of the Aurukun region.

Vanessa Merlino, Curator

 

Archer River Country: Janet Koongotema

D’Lan Contemporary, Melbourne

28 February - 2 April 2026

Catalogue: https://dlangalleries.com/exhibition/janet-koongotema-melbourne/ 

Exhibition Essay: https://dlangalleries.com/on-the-archer-river-with-janet-koongotema

 

D'Lan Contemporary

40 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC

Open: Tues–Frid 10am–5pm & Sat 11am–4pm.

T +61 3 9008 7212

Main image credit: Minh Temp | Burdekin Duck, 2025 by Janet Koongotema. Synthetic polymer paint on linen. 200cm × 137cm

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