Exhibitions

Thea Anamara Perkins:
Eight Views of the Telegraph Station.

N.Smith Gallery 18 - 27 Nov 2021 With a delicate hand, Thea Anamara Perkins answers heavy questions about what it means to be Indigenous in contemporary Australia, and how Aboriginal people and Country can and should be portrayed. Eight Views of the Telegraph Station is a personal meditation on the site known as the Old Telegraph Station... Read more

Joan Ross:
I like to name everything after myself.

N.Smith Gallery 3 Nov - 18 Dec 2021 Joan Ross is consistently challenging the dominant narratives of history, questioning who writes it, what is written in and what gets left out. Focussing on collecting practices, I like to name everything after myself is a new body of work that explores the narcissism of colonial control. Ross critiques narratives... Read more

James Tylor:
Untouched Landscapes.

N.Smith Gallery 13 - 30 Oct 2021 Untouched Landscapes highlights the contemporary absence of Aboriginal cultures within the Australian landscape, and how this phenomenon is a direct result of the impact of European colonisation. The first European colonists forced First Nations peoples off their traditional lands into small christian missions and government reserves across Australia. This allowed... Read more

Kyra Mancktelow
& Dylan Mooney:
Continuous / Unbroken Bonds.

N.Smith Gallery 19 Jul - 28 Aug 2021 Each applying a unique and distinct aesthetic, Continuous / Unbroken Bonds investigates long-lasting legacies of colonialism, asking questions such as how we remember and how we acknowledge First Nations histories. The exhibition includes two installations of new work by each artist. Dylan presents Away from Country II & Gulmari –... Read more

Thea Anamara Perkins:
Shimmer.

N.Smith Gallery 9 Jun - 10 Jul 2021 Shimmer seeks to explore the contemporary experience of being a First Nations person. The title is inspired by a public Arrernte women’s ceremony shared by very senior knowledge-holder MK Turner OAM. The lyrics are 'altyerre ayenge alhelharrke-parrkaye' which translates to 'I am a woman and I am shimmering.' Not only... Read more