An Indigenous history in cartoons

Thirty years of collected cartoons provide an insightful, wry and witty account of Australia’s Indigenous history.
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Cartoon by Lofo (Rolf Heimann), re-drawn after the original cartoon, Mr Fletcher, 1988; courtesy the artist and ACM 

Presented by the Burrinja Cultural Centre in partnership with the Australian Cartoon Museum, She’ll Be Right, Mate takes a somewhat different approach to the way our Indigenous history has been recorded.

Featuring over 70 cartoons chronicling Aboriginal involvement in sports,society and politics over the last 30 years, the exhibition aims to challenge opinions and spark dialogue; and includes works by luminaries such as Mark Knight, Peter Nicholson, Michael Leunig, Rolf Heimann, Geoff Hook, Bill Leak, Paul Harvey, Les Tanner, Bruce Petty and more.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina