Artist Showcase | Alick Tipoti
Clan groups: Maluyligal, Zenadh-Kes
Language group: Kala Lagaw Ya
Alick (Zugub) Tipoti was born in 1975 and is from Badu Island, Torres Strait. Alick’s art practice includes painting, linocuts and mask making.
Alick’s works detail complex stories about the history and culture of his people. His practice also includes the performance of traditional songs, chants and dances, often concurrently with his exhibited artworks. He is one of a very few who speaks his language fluently.
Alick is a proud and respected role model for a generation of younger Torres Strait Islander artists. His works are represented in major collections in Australia and overseas, and he has exhibited extensively. In 2015 the Cairns Art Gallery presented a major exhibition of his work entitled Alick Tipoti: Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits.
He is represented by Australian Art Print Network, Sydney, and Badu Arts Centre, Torres Strait.
Solo Exhibition | Highlighted Works
Alick Tipoti: Zugubal
10 Jul – 6 Sep 2015
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Alick Tipoti, Baywaw Mawa (Laag) II 2011, fibreglass, resin, fibre, beads, rope & feathers, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - turtle), 2014, single block vinyl cut in black ink printed on Hahnemuhle, handcoloured, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - dugong), 2014, single block vinyl cut in black ink printed on Hahnemuhle, handcoloured, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Kisay Dhangal, 2014, vinylcut, hand coloured, Cairns Art Gallery. Donated through the Cairns Regional Gallery Foundation with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2015
Group Exhibition | Highlighted Works
Gamu Zamiyakal - Masks, Headdresses and Dance Machines
22 Apr – 18 Jun 2023
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Alick Tipoti, Baywaw Mawa (Laag) II 2011, fibreglass, resin, fibre, beads, rope & feathers, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012
FACELESS Transforming Identity: Blak/Black Artists from North Australia, Africa and the African Diaspora
25 Jun – 2 Oct 2022
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Alick Tipoti, Umay (dog masks) 2021, fiberglass, resin, Courtesy of the artist and Australian Art Network, Sydney
Alick Tipoti, Umay (dog masks) 2021, fiberglass, resin, Courtesy of the artist and Australian Art Network, Sydney
Alick Tipoti, Umay (dog masks) 2021, fiberglass, resin, Courtesy of the artist and Australian Art Network, Sydney
Collection Works
Alick Tipoti, Kobupa Thoerapiese, 1999, linocut, ed. 6/98, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery, 1999
Alick Tipoti, Soll, 2000, linocut, hand-coloured, ed. 2/98, Commissioned by Cairns Regional Gallery, 2001
Alick Tipoti, Ainga Uthuy Mabiag, 2006, ed. 12/50, linocut, coloured, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2006
Alick Tipoti, Gubau Aimai Mabiag, 2006, ed. 13/50, linocut, coloured, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2006
Alick Tipoti, Wadith, Zigin ar Kusikus, 2005, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2011
Alick Tipoti, Girelal, 2011, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Baywaw Mawa (Laag) II, 2011, fibreglass, resin, fibre, beads, rope & feathers, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Kuyku Garpathamai Mabaig (headhunter), 2007, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Gubau Aimai Maibaigal (Four Winds), 2006, vinylcut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Adhikuyam, 2008, linocut on paper on canvas support, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Ai Pugaik, 2007, linocut, handcoloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Bidhiyal, 2008, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Bu Ngu Mabaig, 2006, linocut, hand-coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Kirisal, 2007, linocut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Koenaik, 2008, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Nudaik, 2010, linocut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Mulungu, 2010, linocut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Waru Thurul, 2008, linocut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012
Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - turtle), 2014, single block vinyl cut in black ink printed on Hahnemuhle, handcoloured, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - dugong), 2014, single block vinyl cut in black ink printed on Hahnemuhle, handcoloured, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Kisay Girer, 2014, vinylcut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Kisay Mabayg, 2014, vinylcut, hand coloured, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015
Alick Tipoti, Kisay Dhangal, 2014, vinylcut, hand coloured, Donated through the Cairns Regional Gallery Foundation with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2015
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