(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.   

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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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