Barbara McGrady (with John Janson-Moore), Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching), 2020. Installation view for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020), Campbelltown Arts Centre. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from the Australia Council for the Arts. Photo: Zan Wimberley. Courtesy: the artist and Campbelltown Arts Centre, Warrane/Sydney.

Campbelltown Arts Centre presents Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching), a major solo exhibition of Barbara McGrady’s compelling photographs.

McGrady is a highly respected Gomeroi / Gamilaraay Murri Yinnah Elder and one of Australia’s leading photographers. Inspired by her deep spiritual connection to Country, she has celebrated Blak beauty, strength, resilience and excellence for more than five decades. At the heart of her artistic practice is a commitment to recognising the contributions of individuals to change society and their gifts to the future for generations to come.

The exhibition Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching) invites visitors to experience what McGrady describes as “a kaleidoscopic compendium of Aboriginal contemporary history”. Deadly moments come to life through her powerful studies in movement, portraiture, and tender observations of Elders, leaders, families, youth, creatives, activists, and cultural warriors. Each photograph is grounded in McGrady’s deep connections to community.

Opening Event: Friday 26 July, 6 – 8pm.

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