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Debuting at Art Toronto, N.Smith Gallery — the only Australian gallery to present at the fair — offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the rich artistic and cultural traditions of First Nations peoples from across the Southern Hemisphere, creating a meaningful dialogue between Indigenous art practices across continents. The presentation features works by Miriam Charlie, Kyra Mancktelow, Dylan Mooney, Thea Anamara Perkins, Sally Scales, Darrell Sibosado, and James Tylor.
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Miriam Charlie A proud Garrwa / Yanyuwa woman, Miriam Charlie tells a contemporary, remote community story through her unique perceptive, representing a turning point in documentary photography. Each polaroid is an individual object - not to be replicated but original and unique with Miriam’s handwritten notes.
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Kyra Mancktelow Kyra Mancktelow’s multidisciplinary practice investigates legacies of colonialism, posing important questions such as how we remember and acknowledge Indigenous histories.
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Dylan Mooney Dylan Mooney is a proud Yuwi, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander man from Mackay in North Queensland working across painting, printmaking, digital illustration and drawing.
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Thea Anamara Perkins ‘It’s about taking charge of representation – I find that painting is a very simple and direct way of communicating things that I want to say.’
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Sally Scales A proud Pitjantjatjara woman from far west of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in remote South Australia, Sally Scales creates vibrant landscapes that represent her ancestral home and tjukurpa.
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Darrell Sibosado Darrell Sibosado is a Bard man from Lombadina situated on the Dampier Peninsula of the Kimberley coast, Western Australia. His practice explores the innovative potential of the riji (pearl shell) designs within a contemporary context.
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James Tylor James Tylor is a multi-disciplinary visual artist whose practice explores Australian environment, culture and social history through photography, video, painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, sound, scent and food.
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