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Alick Tipoti: Mariw Minaral

When
27 Sep — 29 Nov 2025

Where

SECCA Galleries

Image: Alick Tipoti, ‘Wadh, Zigin, Ar Kusikus’, 2005, linocut print on paper, 1240 x 2010 mm. Australian National Maritime Museum Collection, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti. Reproduced courtesy of the artist © the artist and Australian Art Network.

Mariw Minaral (Spiritual Patterns)

Drawn from the Australian National Maritime Museum Collection, this exhibition brings together a curated selection of works by celebrated Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands) artist, Alick Tipoti. With over 25 years of art practice, Tipoti is respected for his work in regenerating cultural knowledge and language. Guided by the traditional cultural practices of his people, Tipoti’s storytelling encompasses traditional cosmology, marine environments and ocean conservation — focusing on what it means to be a sea person. Mariw Minaral showcases key examples of Tipoti’s detailed and highly intricate printmaking practice, as well as his award-winning sculptural works, contemporary masks and film.

About the artist

Alick Tipoti is a renowned visual and performance artist, community leader, linguist and regional advocate. His elders named him Zugub, meaning spiritual ancestor, due to the spiritual encounters he experiences through his art practice. Tipoti’s contemporary artistic techniques are informed by spiritual patterns revealed to him by his ancestors. These are left through oral histories, held within language and the environment, and through observing cultural artefacts held in collecting institutions.

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Exhibition opening event
Fri 26 Sept, 5.30-7.30pm.
Free entry. All welcome. Bookings encouraged.

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Education Kit
An education resource has been developed to accompany the exhibition. It aligns with curriculum for Years 2 to 10.

Click here to download the education kit.

 


The Australian National Maritime Museum acknowledges the support of the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation for this exhibition, as well as the contribution of donors, in particular the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler program, supporting contemporary Indigenous maritime heritage in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands.

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.