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.

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Solo Exhibition | Highlighted Works

Alick Tipoti: Collection in Focus
7 Sep – 3 Nov 2024

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Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Kuiku Garpathamai Mabaig (headhunter) 2007, linocut, 201.0 x 118.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012 Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Baywa (Water spout - turtle) 2015, hand-coloured vinylcut, 198.0 x 125.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Kobupa thoerapiese 1999, linocut, 100.3 x 66.0 cm, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery, 1999 Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Kisay Mabayg 2014, hand-coloured vinylcut, 122.0 x 81.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Girelal 2011, linocut, 131.0 x 835.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Adhikuyam 2008, Linocut on paper on canvas, 119.0 x 497.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012

Alick Tipoti: Zugubal
10 Jul – 6 Sep 2015

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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, 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, 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

 

Carving Country - Indigenous Prints from the Collection
20 Jan - 29 Feb 2024

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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 Maibaigal (Four winds), 2006, vinylcut, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay NFP, 2012

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

Reimagining: Between Tradition and Innovation
17 Oct 2020 – 10 Jan 2021

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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

Malu Minar: Art of the Torres Strait
2 Apr – 22 May 2011

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Alick Tipoti, Wadith, Zigin ar Kusikus, 2005, linocut, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2011 Alick Tipoti, Gubau Aimai Mabiag, 2006, ed. 13/50, hand-coloured linocut, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2006

Ilan Pasin: Torres Strait Art
6 Nov – 31 Jan 1998

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Alick TIPOTI, b.1975,  Kala Lagaw Ya Mura Uruiau Danaka  1995, linocut, 100 x 54.5 cm, Centre Culturel Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Noumea

Collection Works

Alick Tipoti, Kobupa Thoerapiese, 1999, linocut on paper, ed. 6/98, Purchased Cairns Regional Gallery, 1999 Alick Tipoti, Soll, 2000, hand-coloured linocut on paper, ed. 2/98, 100.3 x 65.0 cm, Purchased Cairns Regional Gallery with funds from the Centenary of Federation Arts Project Queensland Grant, 2001 Commissioned Cairns Regional Gallery Alick Tipoti, Ainga Uthuy Mabiag, 2006, ed. 12/50, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 30.0 x 28.5 cm, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2006 Alick Tipoti, Gubau Aimai Mabiag, 2006, ed. 13/50, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 31.0 x 31.0 cm, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery with the assistance of Robina Cosser, 2006 Alick Tipoti, Wadith, Zigin ar Kusikus, 2005, linocut on paper, 102.0 x 200.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2011 Alick Tipoti, Girelal, 2011, linocut on paper, 120.0 x 825.0 cm, 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, 110.0 x 70.0 x 30.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Kuyku Garpathamai Mabaig (headhunter), 2007, linocut on paper, 201.0 x 118.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Gubau Aimai Maibaigal (Four Winds), 2006, vinylcut on paper, 81.0 x 300.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Adhikuyam, 2008, hand-coloured linocut on paper on canvas, 119.0 x 497.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Ai Pugaik, 2007, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 68.0 x 40.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Bidhiyal, 2008, linocut, 15.0 x 41.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Bu Ngu Mabaig, 2006, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 41.0 x 28.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Kirisal, 2007, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 47.7 x 27.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Koenaik, 2008, linocut, 22.0 x 35.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Nudaik, 2010, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 68.0 x 40.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Mulungu, 2010, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 30.0 x 50.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Waru Thurul, 2008, hand-coloured linocut on paper, 68.0 x 40.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Editions Tremblay, 2012 Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - turtle), 2014, hand-coloured vinylcut on paper, 198.0 x 125.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick Tipoti, Baywa (Water spout - dugong), 2014, hand-coloured vinylcut on paper, 198.0 x 125.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick Tipoti, Kisay Girer, 2014,hand-coloured vinylcut on paper, 70.0 x 70.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick Tipoti, Kisay Mabayg, 2014, hand-coloured vinylcut on paper, 70.0 x 70.0 cm, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alick Tipoti, 2015 Alick Tipoti, Kisay Dhangal, 2014, hand-coloured vinylcut on paper, 70.0 x 70.0 cm, Purchased Cairns Regional Gallery with funds from Robina Cosser through the Cairns Regional Gallery Foundation, 2015
 

Exhibition Catalogues

Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits
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Ilan Pasin: Torres Strait Art
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Faceless: Transforming Identity
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The Cairns Art Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, names or voices of deceased persons in photographs, film or text.