BABETHA NAWIA | DANIE SAVAGE
DAVID BOSUN | ELDRINA WARRIA
FIONA MOSBY | SOLOMON BOOTH
FRED JOE | LORETTA GLANVILLE
PAULA SAVAGE | TAHMANA MISICK
RITA KAITAP | GERTIE TOMSANA
Moa Arts
Malu Bardthar Dapar | Sea Land Sky
Curated by Aven Noah Jr
24 JUNE — 19 AUGUST 2023
Through their printmaking and weaving practices, the artists of Moa investigate and reinterpret Melanesian mark marking, explore political and sociological storytelling related to Torres Strait culture, history and identity, building upon a rich audio-visual archive of traditional mythology. These senior and emerging artists come together at Moa Arts Centre, (Ngalmun Lagau Minaral) to share moral and spiritual perspectives and materialise observations of the environment and daily life, through art and culture.
NorthSite Contemporary Arts
KEEMON WILLIAMS KAIKAI
01 JULY — 26 AUGUST 2023
Keemon Williams (b.1999) is a queer Meanjin (Brisbane) based artist of Koa, Kuku Yalanji and Meriam Mir descent. He utilizes an array of mediums old and new to
expand his relationships with location, personal histories and cultural plasticity. Through practice he forges belonging within all parts of the self.
Woven Identity “it’s not only me”
24 JUNE — 19 AUGUST 2023
Kim Ah Sam’s exhibition Woven identity “it’s not only me”, tells of the artist’s connections to Country, in which weaving takes the viewer on a life affirming journey exploring cultural identity.
Born and raised in Brisbane, Ah Sam was disconnected from her Country and identity but acknowledges where she is from,
with strong links to her grandmother’s Kuku Yalanji Country, and her father’s Kalkadoon Country.
Ah Sam’s grandmother was removed from her Country and forbidden to speak her language. As a young girl, she was sent to Brisbane as a domestic hand and given
the maiden name North, as she came from North Queensland. This story reflects many First Nations peoples’ experience.
Ah Sam’s weaving is a therapeutic practice and a healing process that tells the story of her journey.
HEATHER KOOWOOTHA
The Bush people’s walking path ways of Country site’s and story places
13 JULY — 16 JULY 2023
Heather Koowootha is a visual storyteller who documents and shares cultural knowledge learnt through her family and kin from a young age. In her work, she represents cultural practices, seasonal cycles and interconnected relationships to Country. The Bush people’s walking path ways of Country site’s and story places shares traditional ecological knowledges of plants.
This work was commissioned by Carriageworks for The National 4: New Australian Art Now (2023) and supported by NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.
Words: Courtesy Carriageworks, Sydney
1. Image courtesy of Keemon Williams.
2. Kim Ah Sam, Woven Identity “it’s not only me” installation view, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, 2023. Photo: Michael Marzik.
3. Sheree Jacobs, Presence 2023, animation loop. Illustration and soundscape: Sheree Jacobs. Animation: Isobel Knowles. Image courtesy of the artist.
4. Heather Koowootha, The Bush people’s walking path ways of Country site’s and story places, 2023. watercolour, pen and pencil on paper. 76 x 56 cm each.
Installation view, The National 4: Australian Art Now, Carriageworks. Image courtesy and © the artist.
Photo: Zan Wimberley
NorthSite Contemporary Arts is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. NorthSite is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
NICOLE ENOCH-CHATTFIELD | SHEILA BRIMM SHEREE JACOBS | SUSAN REYES
SOVEREIGNTY
Curated by Jamaylya Ballangarry-Kearins
26 JUNE — 26 AUGUST 2023
In response to the CIAF 2023 theme of “Weaving our stories, claiming our sovereignty” Jamaylya Ballangarry-Kearins invites four female First Nations artists to explore their own perspectives of
sovereignty and self-determination – giving thought to the idea that sovereignty is only achievable for colonised indigenous peoples through decolonisation and self-determination.
