About the exhibition
Co-curated by Gail Mabo, Dr Jonathan McBurnie and Kellie Williams, the exhibition brought together a selection of 22 works by 25 Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in the spirit of reconciliation, almost three decades after the historic achievement.
Each artist responded to an aspect of Eddie Mabo that they are drawn to, whether it is his life, politics, activism, or legacy. The works come together in surprising ways with reverence, compassion, anger, sadness and respect, celebrating a man who was both a rebel and a dreamer.
Artists
Blak Douglas & Adam Geczy, Elisa Jane Carmichael & Sonja Carmichael, Toby Cedar, Dian Darmansjah, Katina Davidson, Shane Fitzgerald, Hayley Megan French, Marion Gaemers, Patricia Hoffie, David Jones, Ian Kaddy, Talitha Kennedy, Jo Lankester, Veronica Lulu & Kim Mahood, Ron McBurnie, Arone Meeks, Jim Paterson, Tommy Pau, Obery Sambo, Anneke Silver, Ken Thaiday Sr. and Judy Watson.
Resources
Legacy: Reflections on Mabo education kitDownload
Panel discussion on Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, hosted by the State Library of Queensland, with exhibition artists Katina Davidson and Judy Watson, and Co-curator Gail Mabo, facilitated by Umbrella Studio Director, Kate O’Hara.
Tour dates
Queensland Reconciliation Awards 2024
M&G QLD and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts were delighted to receive a Highly Commended at the 2024 Queensland Reconciliation Awards in the Partnership Category, for our travelling exhibition Legacy: Reflections on Mabo. The Awards were held in Gimuy (Cairns) on Monday 27 May during Reconciliation week.
From July 2019 to February 2023, this inspiring exhibition travelled more than 8,900km across Australia and engaged over 53,400 people.
The Partnerships category was sponsored by QUT, and was presented by the Premier of Queensland, Steven Miles, MP, and Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts, Leeanne Enoch, MP.
Acknowledgements
Legacy: Reflections on Mabo was a travelling exhibition presented by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland. It was generously assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia Program and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. It was supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Enquiries
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