First Nations

Universal topics push biennale exhibitions on the road
In a climate for greater accountability and inclusion, biennales take to the road post event.

Australia's largest sustainable public art commission
Australia’s largest sustainable public art work will be installed at Barangaroo. We spoke with the artists from the Erub about…

From coast to Country, First Nations artists celebrated
Whether turning to local First Nations artists or to artists living remotely on Country, Hazelhurst Arts Centre takes an embedded…

First Nations photographers offer provocative and timely conversations
Riffing off photography’s traditional role as ‘witness’, HOTA showcases new appreciation of First Nations photographers as storytellers.

Curatorial tour de force bids goodbye with major ‘Transitions’ bark exhibition
Diane Moon, Curator, Indigenous Fibre, at QAGOMA bids farewell after 20 years in the role with a must-see exhibition that…

First Nations ceramics with a matriarchal awakening
Indigenous Ceramics Award inaugural feature artist Penny Evans showcases her newest site-specific work at the Shepparton Art Museum alongside 2022…

Exhibition review: Naadohbii: To Draw Water
A powerful exhibition on the sacredness of water by First Peoples artists from Turtle Island (Canada), Aotearoa (New Zealand), and…

A 50-year milestone for First Nations arts that looks to the future
Eldership, advocacy and gearing for the future, Purrumpa invites sector leaders and emerging voices to gather in a momentous celebration…

National Museum’s first major redesign finally ‘bold and imaginative’
The recently opened Great Southern Land gallery at the National Museum of Australia signals a triumph in the institution’s redevelopment,…

Exhibition review: Helen Johnson and Judy Watson
Two artists in conversation about colonial archives, reclaiming female experiences and the threads of (dis)connection.