ANNIKA HARDING | ‘Inlet moonrise (6:49pm 2 April)’ | Acrylic on cardboardThis collection of new paintings by Annika Harding explore the landscapes near her home in the Atherton Tablelands. They examines moments of tension between the built environment and agricultural landscapes, and the lush rainforest ecosystem and its intense weather. The landscapes explored and represented in this exhibition are mostly Ngadjon Jii Country always was, always will be. The artist acknowledges with deep respect all of the traditional

and more recently

I remember when I was small and planes used to fly overhead we used to run and hide in the mangroves

and females were preferred

Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent

Artwork story: This work is inspired by one of my uncle’s songs – four boys went to spear fish

a 100% Indigenous-owned architectural and design studio that she co-operates

Screams and cries echo throughout the night

“As a child growing up at Yarrabah I would go with my mother and sisters to gather the leaves of the Yagal tree and prepare them for weaving under the watchful eye of my grandmother Grace

taught and choreographed for major companies in both Europe and Australia before returning to Australia to teach at VCA (1981-85) and founding and directing Danceworks

SERVICE CERAMICS | ‘Tea Bowl Small- Carved’ | Wheel-thrown ceramics | 2025 | 8 (h) x 12 (dia) cm

FIONA ELISALA | 'Akana Nagu' | 2016 | Etching | Edition of 10

” - Fiona Omeenyo