About the exhibition

Artists in long water: fibre stories are from Yuwaalaraay (North West NSW), Quandamooka (Moreton Bay, South East QLD), Kuku Yalanji (Far North QLD), Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait Islands, QLD), Yurruwi (Milingimbi Island, NT), and surrounding homelands. Together this group—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, spanning different generations and ancestries—share an inseparable relationship to water, be it the vast sea, inland waterways, or expansive river systems.

long water: fibre stories is curated by Freja Carmichael, Ngugi woman from Quandamooka country.

Artists

Susan Balbunga, Mandy Batjula, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Sonja Carmichael, Fiona Elisala-Mosby, Janet Fieldhouse, Helen Ganalmirriwuy, Ruth Nalmakarra, Paula Savage, Lucy Simpson and Delissa Walker.

Tour dates

Acknowledgements

long water: fibre stories was a travelling exhibition organised by Institute of Modern Art (IMA), toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project was assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and the Australia Council for the Arts.