Thea Anamara Perkins and Dylan Mooney are included in the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain at the National Gallery of Australia.
Their inclusion signals not only the strength of their individual practices, but a generational shift in First Nations storytelling, sovereignty and representation. Together, Perkins and Mooney represent a powerful, future-focused moment in Australian art, one shaped by cultural inheritance, unapologetic self-representation and a refusal to be confined. Their inclusion in the Triennial reflects a wider movement: artists telling stories on their own terms, grounded in community and propelled by new forms of visibility. Their works, presented here alongside portraits of the artists, offer a glimpse into what the Triennial promises: bold, intimate and culturally resonant narratives that speak to who we are, where we come from and what we can imagine next.
