Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi

25 July - 5 October 2026

Gallery 2.2 | Free

Tarnanthi is a national festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA). Since 2015, Tarnanthi has established itself as a nation-leader in showcasing the nuanced complexity and radical ingenuity of up-to-the-minute contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi presents a selection of significant works from the Festival, regional audiences will have the opportunity to connect with deadly emerging, mid-career and established First Nations artists. The exhibition promises to provide an experience of contemporary First Nations art that is enticing, enriching and enlightening.

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Mumu Mike Williams, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born Inturjanu between Kenmore Park and Pukatja (Ernabella), Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia 1952, died Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Northern Territory 2019

Sammy Dodd, Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara people, South Australia, born Winpiranganyi, South Australia 1946

Tjukurpa Kunpu Mulapa, 2016, Mimili, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia, synthetic polymer paint on canvas mail bags; wood, spinifex resin and kangaroo tendon, 121.5 x 75.0 cm (a), 123.0 x 73.0 cm (b), 123.0 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm (c); Acquisition through Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art supported by BHP 2017, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Mumu Mike Williams and Sammy Dodd/Copyright Agency, 2025. 

Tarnanthi is presented by AGSA in partnership with BHP and with the support of the Government of South Australia. Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi touring exhibition has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.