Hervey Bay Regional Gallery 2022 Program

2022 program

Acknowledgement of Country Galangoor djali, (good day) to you all as you stop to take time to read this Acknowledgement of Country. This is an opportunity for you to connect to and build your knowledge and understanding of the Custodians of this land, the Butchulla People.

We pay our respects to Butchulla ancestors, old people and Elders. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who gather on these lands.

From Double Island Point in the south, west to Bauple Mountain, northwest around Maryborough and north to the Burrum River. Look east across the coastal waters to take in the great sand island K’gari. Wherever you travel within these boundaries, you will be connecting to Butchulla dha – the lands of the Butchulla.

Butchulla people have lived on and cared for these lands for thousands upon thousands of years. The impact of invasion, massacres, frontier wars, dispossession, removal policy and stolen generation, resonates in the lives and stories of the Butchulla people. Throughout, the strength and resilience of Butchulla Old Ones (Bilam), Elders and community continues, with connection to these lands, culture and lore. Stories, information, teachings and respect were handed down generation to generation and this old way continues to this day.

Butchulla now live in this modern world and the government guidelines and regulations of the day. Butchulla stand strong in their role as original and ongoing custodians of this land and our younger generations are born to this knowledge and responsibility.

The Hervey Bay Regional Gallery (HBRG) has worked alongside the Butchulla Community in designing the gallery brand and strategic vision with respect of this gallery standing on and connecting to Butchulla country and community.

In respect for Butchulla custodians, the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery logo incorporates three lines to represent the three Butchulla lore. The three Butchulla lore are – 1. Minyang Galangoor gu, djaa kalim baya-m What is good for the land must come first 2. Minyang waa nyinung, waa bunmalee dhamma-n Do not touch or take anything that does not belong to you 3. Wangau nyin gamindu, biralunbar nyin wumga-n If you have plenty, you must share.

HBRG continues with its aim to ensure all stories, issues and celebrations of Butchulla and other Indigenous people is shared and included in the future visual journey, here and in Maryborough.

With this knowledge in mind, we welcome you to the experiences found in and around Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. We leave you with this one important message to be acknowledged throughout your travels on all custodial lands around Australia.

Wanya nyin yangu, wanai Djinang djaa – wherever you go, leave only footprints.

Galangor nyin – Thank you.

– Aunty Karen Hall, Butchulla Elder, 2022

Written on behalf of Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and the Butchulla Native Title Aboriginal Corporation.

Image: Joel Barney, Fringe Wattle 2022. Pencil and ink drawing.

One of twenty commissioned illustrations created by Butchulla artist Joel Barney for the replenished Butchulla Seasonal Garden that surrounds the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

Message from the Mayor I am delighted to welcome you to the 2022 program for the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery – its first in over two years after extensive remediation and refurbishment works. These works represent a significant investment in creating a place of consequence for arts and culture in our region. We are now able to present nationally significant exhibitions from prominent Australian artists and curators.

I know you will love spending time in this renewed and improved space and enjoy its offerings for years to come.

Cr. George Seymour Fraser Coast Mayor

Welcome from the Director It is an honour to welcome you back to Hervey Bay Regional Gallery (HBRG) and our first program in this fresh and reinvigorated space.

I am thrilled to bring this exceptional program to the region featuring exhibitions of influential artists Bill Henson, Angela Valamenesh and our own Dr Fiona Foley. Don’t miss the relevant and moving Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality paired with an exhibition showcasing the very best works by Aboriginal artists connected to the Fraser Coast.

This combination of first rate touring shows curated alongside exhibitions that celebrate hyper-local themes emphasise the importance of sharing stories, truth-telling and walking together that embodies our vision for HBRG and is one I hope you will thoroughly enjoy.

Ashleigh Whatling HBRG Director

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JamFactory ICON Angela Valamanesh: About Being Here SAT 16 APR - SUN 29 MAY An exploration into the interconnectedness of life on earth – between human, animal, and plant beings, this exhibition featuring Angela Valamanesh is part of the Jam Factory’s Icon series.

This life view, first felt intuitively by the artist; is reinforced through her ongoing research at leading libraries and scientific institutions both in Australia and abroad. Her drawings, ceramic objects, and watercolours are the result of an incredible depth of research, referencing complex scientific, historic, and philosophical ideas. Angela’s imagery stems from micro- and macro- biology, historical anatomical and botanical illustrations, natural history collections, and rare books. Valamanesh’s oeuvre is populated with the animal, vegetable, and mineral with glimpses of microbes, bacteria, pathogens, and spores. The works elicit ambiguity and present a strong sense of personal investigation.

Image: Angela Valamanesh, Various friends and enemies no. 6, 2016. Photo: Michael Kluvanek.

JamFactory ICON Angela Valamanesh: About being here is a JamFactory touring exhibition.

JamFactory ICON Angela Valamanesh: About being here has been assisted by the South Australian Government through the Department for Innovation and Skills and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, Contemporary Touring Initiative.

Angela Valamanesh acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.

Angela Valamanesh is represented by GAG PROJECTS, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide.

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Wildflowering By Design (Wild/Flower Women IV) SAT 16 APR - SUN 29 MAY This exhibition seeks to explore contemporary responses to our botanical and wildflower heritage with female artists creating new work across the art and design spectrum.

Artists from the Fraser Coast, Bundaberg and beyond transform the delicate beauty of our native wildflowers into new, re-imagined works, and a dynamic exhibition experience. The Hervey Bay exhibition also features work by Butchulla women and others connected to Hervey Bay. Artists include: Julie Appo & the WildCrafters, Nicole Jakins, Marlies Oakley, Shelley Pisani, Edith Rewa, Cara Ann Simpson, Marni Stuart, Emma Thorp, Annette Tyson and Cate Verney.

The Hervey Bay exhibition also features work by: Karen Hall, Rose Barrowcliffe, Nai-Nai Bird, Francis Blair, Jan Williams and Joolie Gibbs.

Curated by Dr Susan Davis (OAM).

Image: Marni Stuart, The Paths, The Women (detail), 2021, pattern design. © The artist.

This exhibition is being supported by Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council through its RADF Program.

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Fraser Coast Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. It is also supported by Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery and Bundaberg Regional Council.

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Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality SAT 11 JUN - SUN 21 AUG ‘that land … I still got it on my mind’ Inspired by the words of revered Indigenous leader and Gurindji elder Vincent Lingiari, Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality is a national touring exhibition reflecting on events preceding and following the Walk-Off at Wave Hill cattle station in protest over poor wages and living conditions.

Exploring notions of home, community and country connected to the Walk-Off, Still in my mind is curated by renowned Indigenous artist, curator and researcher Brenda L. Croft, in collaboration with the Kalkaringi community. Lingiari’s statement is the exhibitions touchstone, with the story retold from diverse yet interlinked Indigenous perspectives through photographs, an experimental video installation, newly commissioned history paintings, contemporary and historical prints and drawings, textiles and found objects, digital platforms and archives.

Still in my mind is a richly diverse exhibition that enables audiences to explore events of historical and cultural significance to all Australians. The exhibition also presents a multi-layered picture telling the story of the Gurindji people and those part of the diaspora through interwoven Indigenous standpoints.

Image: Brenda L Croft, Self-portraits on country, Wave Hill, 2014 (installation detail), pigment print on archival paper, 42 x 59.5 cm. Courtesy the artist and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.

Still in My Mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality is an Artback NT Touring Exhibition curated by Brenda L Croft, produced in association with UNSW Galleries, UQ Art Museum and Karungkarni Art and Culture Aboriginal Corporation, with support from Visions of Australia, Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous Award, National Institute for Experimental Arts, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language and the Berndt research Foundation.

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Land, Sea and Sky SAT 11 JUN - SUN 21 AUG Land, Sea and Sky is a survey of works by Aboriginal artists connected to the Fraser Coast region. The exhibition’s title refers to the country that belongs to the Butchulla people, the traditional owners of the land of this region.

Featuring works by artists from several nations who have a connection with this country, this exhibition celebrates contemporary expressions of culture, stories and identity through creative practice.

Artists include Joel Barney, Asha Chalmers, Jodie Collins, Aunty Karen Hall, Donna Murdoch, Michelle Dederer, Aaron Henderson, Taylor Dederer, Lenore Kempnich, Micheal Gayler, Sonny Law, Val McGarth, Les Ravenau, Barry Swan, Shane Nelson and Aunty Jan Williams.

Curated by Les Raveneau.

Image: Asha Chalmers, Unity Through Learning (detail).

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Bill Henson: the light fades but the gods remain SAT 3 SEP - SUN 27 NOV The light fades but the gods remain is a major exhibition showcasing two key series by Bill Henson, one of Australia’s most eminent artists, exploring the suburb of Glen Waverley where he grew up.

In celebration of MGA’s 25th anniversary, Bill Henson was commissioned to revisit the suburb of his childhood and to produce a new body of work that reflects upon his earlier series Untitled 1985–86, known by many as ‘the suburban series’.

This ground-breaking commission offers an unparalleled insight into one of Australia’s most revered artists, as he explores the notion of home, intensifying the everyday to a point of dramatic revelation and romantic beauty.

Curator: Pippa Milne A Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) travelling exhibition.

Image: Bill Henson, Untitled 107 1985–86 from the series Untitled 1985–86 pigment ink-jet print, Monash Gallery of Art, City of Monash Collection. Courtesy of the artist, Tolarno Galleries (Melbourne) and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery (Sydney)

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Colours of Australia Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists SAT 3 SEP - SUN 27 NOV Showcasing the work of members of Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists inspired by the theme Colours of Australia.

The works presented are in the form of weaving, spinning , knitting, felting and stitching using a large range of fibres and yarns like wool, silk, alpaca, cotton, linen, tencil and natural fibres like raffia and banana. Drawn from the dynamic and varied landscapes found around Australia, these works provide a fresh perspective on the world around us.

For the exhibition the members have, besides the individual pieces, contributed and created a communal work in the form of weaving, eco dyeing and knitting. A lot of emphasis has been on the creation of yarn by spinning the fibres and hand dyeing of these, either with natural dyes or synthetic dyes to reflect the theme of the exhibition.

Image: Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Workers (a collaborative project), East Coast to west Coast (detail), 2022, 600 x 65cm, Handwoven work, created with handspun, hand dyed wool.

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JamFactory ICON Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I can see all those places) SAT 15 OCT - SUN 27 NOV Committed to his custodial responsibilities of Country, Luritja, Pitjantjatjara and Pintupi artist Kunmanara Carroll’s captivating paintings and ceramics merge his deep knowledge of country with his beautifully intricate yet minimalist style.

Skilled painter, ceramicist and respected elder within the Pukatja community, Carroll is recognised as one of South Australia’s most accomplished artists.

Image: Kunmanara Carroll, Yumari (detail), 2020, Acrylic on Linen, 1700 x 1800 mm. Photo: Grant Hancock JamFactory Icon 2021 Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I Can See All Those Places) is a JamFactory touring exhibition.

JamFactory Icon 2021 Kunmanara Carroll: Ngaylu Nyanganyi Ngura Winki (I Can See All Those Places) has been assisted by the South Australian Government through the Department for Innovation and Skills and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, Contemporary Touring Initiative.

Ernabella Arts and the Carroll family gratefully acknowledge support from the Government of South Australia through Arts SA and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program.

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Fiona Foley: Veiled Paradise SAT 9 DEC - SUN 26 FEB, 2023 Veiled Paradise surveys three decades of Badtjala artist Dr. Fiona Foley’s practice.

This leading contemporary Aboriginal artist’s work is informed by her ancestral connection to K’gari/ Fraser Island, drawing equally upon its serene beauty and the history of systemic violence and sexual exploitation perpetrated on its shores.

Incorporating original research around the Government- regulated opium trade and of the connection between sex and violence on the frontier and beyond, the artist refutes colonisation’s attempts to erase her people and their histories. Tirelessly, through painting, photography, film, sculpture and printmaking, Foley gives voice to the dispossessed.

Foley flips the lens of ethnography in the restaging of history and events in her artwork amplifying the voices and perspectives of Aboriginal people. She is empowered by her matrilineal lineage, illuminating the exploitation of Aboriginal women and outing everyday racism and sexism.

Spanning over thirty years, Foley’s practice—from the founding of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in Redfern in the mid-1980s, to now, Veiled Paradise sees some of Foley’s most iconic works and some of her less-seen works put into the spotlight. This is the first major survey of the artist’s practice initiated in Queensland, and curated by an Aboriginal researcher, writer and curator— Angelina Hurley.

Image: Fiona Foley, The Magna Carta Tree #2 (detail) 2021. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist and Andrew Baker Art Dealer. Photo: Mick Richards.

Fiona Foley: Veiled Paradise is a QUT Galleries & Museums travelling exhibition.

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ABOUT HBRG The Hervey Bay Regional Gallery (HBRG) features a curated programme hosting national touring exhibitions alongside our own internally curated shows, focusing on hyper-local themes with a universal meaning for contemporary audiences, local and visiting alike.

OPENING HOURS Monday: Closed Tuesday to Friday: 10am - 4pm Weekends & Public Holidays: 10am - 2pm (closed Good Friday, ANZAC Day and Christmas Day) GETTING HERE We are located at 166 Old Maryborough Road, Pialba. Off street parking is available via Charles Street.

Photo: Nicholas Lawson

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