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(Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth

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Exhibition dates: 15 June to 9 July 2023

An exhibition of emerging and established First Nations artists from around Australia.

(Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth is an exhibition curated by Muruwari woman Dr Virginia Keft. It brings together emerging and established Aboriginal artists from around Australia to present new and existing works that showcase their resilience, strength, and connection to culture. The exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, weaving and textiles include works by Dennis Golding, Jason Wing, Virginia Keft, Edwina Green, Maddison Gibbs, Emma Hicks, Shana O’Brien and Nicole Monks. 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.

Artists: Maddison Gibbs, Dennis Golding, Edwina Green, Emma Hicks, Virginia Keft, Nicole Monks and Jenine Boeree, Shana O’Brien and Jason Wing

Image: Dennis Golding, Back Home From Home (detail), 2021-23, photographic print on Canson rag paper

Exhibition catalogue(PDF, 740KB)

Room sheet(PDF, 388KB)

This exhibition is presented by Willoughby City Council as part of the Gai-mariagal Festival.

Join our exhibition language tours

Mandarin language tour

11:30am - 12pm, Saturday 1 July

Korean language tour

12pm - 12:30pm, Saturday 8 July

Cantonese language tour

1:30pm - 2pm, Saturday 8 July

When

Thursday, 15 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday, 16 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Saturday, 17 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Sunday, 18 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday, 22 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday, 23 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Saturday, 24 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Sunday, 25 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday, 29 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday, 30 June 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Saturday, 01 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Sunday, 02 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday, 05 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday, 06 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday, 07 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Saturday, 08 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Sunday, 09 July 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location

Art Space on The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, 2067, View Map

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Photo Gallery

Virginia Keft, — Virginia Keft, "Imprints of Country", 2022, raffia silk eco-printed with eucalyptus leaves found on Dharawal Country

Virginia Keft, — Virginia Keft, "The Colony", 2022, raffia, found eucalyptus wood and wire

Dennis Golding, — Dennis Golding, "Back Home From Home" (detail), 2021-23, photographic print on rag paper

Maddison Gibbs, — Maddison Gibbs, "Removed", 2021, digital print on Lucia fine art paper

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Cost

Free

Contact

Cassandra Hard Lawrie

02 9777 7972

Cassandra.Hard-Lawrie@Willoughby.nsw.gov.au

Opening event

2pm - 4pm, Saturday 17 June

To be opened by Willoughby Mayor, Cr Tanya Taylor.

Acknowledgement of Country: Jo Clancy - Wagana Aboriginal Dancers.

Guest Speaker: Dr Virginia Keft - Curator and Artist.

Performance: Wagana Aboriginal Dancers.

Public programs

Weaving Connections

10:30am - 12:30pm, Thursday 29 June

10:30am - 12.30pm, Friday 7 July

Join Muruwari artist Virginia Keft for an interactive weaving and yarning workshop.

Truth-telling: Contemporary Aboriginal Art

1pm - 2pm, Saturday 1 July

Join us for a panel discussion featuring artists Maddison Gibbs, Dennis Golding and Jason Wing. Moderated by Dr Virginia Keft.

Curator's Tour

2:15pm - 2:45pm, Saturday 1 July

Join Muruwarri woman and curator, Dr Virginia Keft, for a gallery tour of (Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth.

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