Join Muruwarri woman and curator, Dr Virginia Keft, for a gallery tour of (Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth, an exhibition of emerging and established First Nations artists from around Australia.
The exhibition brings a group of artists together to present new and existing works that showcase their resilience, strength, and connection to culture. Using potent strategies of visual storytelling, the exhibition foregrounds deep connections to place, knowledge sharing, and resistance while weaving narratives of Country and ‘truth telling’ through a First Nations lens.
Image: Virginia Keft
About Dr Virginia Keft
Dr. Virginia Keft is a proud Muruwarri woman. She is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator, First Nations producer, and award-winning researcher with over 25 years’ experience working in the arts sector. She lives and works on Dharawal and Gadigal Country and has firm links to her community.
She holds a Doctorate (PhD - Medalist) from the University of Wollongong, along with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA - Distinction), and a Bachelor of Arts (BA - Class 1 Honours). Virginia is the producer and curator of bangawarra Art Yarns: for older and Elder mob at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia. She is also the project lead for Weaving Collective, a joint initiative by Parramatta Powerhouse and Parramatta Artist Studios, which will oversee the creation of a weaving garden on the site of the new Parramatta Powerhouse. In 2022, her role as an emerging leader was recognised by her inclusion in the National Gallery of Australia’s 2022 Indigenous Arts Leadership Program.
This event is part of the exhibition (Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth, curated by Dr Virginia Keft and presented by Willoughby City Council as part of the Gai-mariagal Festival.