Bay Gallery Home will be exhibiting at Tribal Art London

Bay Gallery Home, the contemporary Aboriginal Art gallery based in Tetbury, is going to be exhibiting at the prestigious Tribal Art London, the UK’s leading fair devoted to ethnographic and tribal art from indigenous communities around the world.

Bay Gallery Home’s founder, Alexandra O’Brien, sources work from across Central  Australia, Western Desert and Tiwi Islands Aboriginal communities. Often travelling down the dusty desert roads to the artists’ Country reconnecting with them while seeking out special works to bring to the UK.

Alongside 40 new paintings from her most recent trip will feature at the show alongside artefacts and artworks collected by music industry mogul David Munns OBE, who worked with superstar bands including The Rolling Stones and U2 during a long and successful career.

Ms O’Brien, who started the gallery in 2008, described Mr Munns’ collection of carved, wooden sculptures, vendetta spears as well as an important painting by Cassidy Tjapaltjarri Possum (Clifford Possum’s brother) as “an ethnographic study of artefacts from Arnhem Land and the Tiwi lslands.”  She added:  “They are worth further study for the intricate ochre painting and etchings sharing ancient narratives and sacred iconography.” 

“Bay Gallery Home is thriled to be exhibiting at Tribal Art London as the first contemporary art gallery invited to exhibit.  We recently went to Australia to source paintings for this art fair which we will sell alongside David Munns OBE’s artefacts and the astonishing Cassidy Napaltjarri Possum painting created in memory to his famous half-brother Clifford Possum following his passing.”

David Munns OBE:

“I built up my Aboriginal art collection over several years.  My philosophy to collecting has always been to buy what I liked being guided by experts at Lawson-Menzies, Australia.  I love every piece I bought. Due to ill health and my career no longer requiring a lot of travel I have sought Alexandra’s expertise in making sure every piece goes to a home who will love it as much as I do.”

Victoria Rogers,  Tribal Art London, Director:

“We were delighted to welcome Bay Gallery Home as the first contemporary art gallery to join our fair.  Their presence marks an exciting dialogue between contemporary creativity and the traditions represented by our specialist tribal art dealers. This expansion reflects our vision of creating a space where ancestral traditions and innovative expressions of the past meet, enriching the experience for collectors and visitors.”

Details:

Bay Gallery Home will be on the Mezzaline level, Evolution London, Battersea Park. David Munns OBE will be attending 4 October from 1600 and is available for interviews.

Tribal Art London runs from midday 30 September – 5 October 2025.

Website: baygalleryhome.com

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