mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson

Acknowledgments SPONSORS AND PATRONS MAJOR PARTNER Gadens TOURISM AND MEDIA PARTNER JCDecaux GRANTOR Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund PUBLICATION PATRON Vicki Brooke LENDERS The Gallery gratefully acknowledges the following lenders of artworks featured in this exhibition: INSTITUTIONAL LENDERS Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne National Museum of Australia, Canberra State Library of Queensland, Brisbane The University of Queensland, Brisbane Wollongong Art Gallery PRIVATE LENDERS Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth The James C. Sourris AM Collection Paul, Sue and Kate Taylor Collection Steve and Jane Wilson, Brisbane And the private lenders who wish to remain anonymous. PROJECT SUPPORT The Gallery sincerely thanks the many individuals, organisations and institutions involved for their assistance with this project, particularly the following: Aunty Joyce Watson Lisa Watson Keith (Kit) Isaacson Kim Byrne Kerry Morgan Julie Loccisano Greg Loccisano Teri Donald Lleyton Donald Otis Carmichael Josh Milani Milani Gallery staff: Amy-Clare McCarthy, Georgia Boe, Graeme Auchterlonie, Kyle McIntyre Jan Minchin Noreen Grahame Kate O'Hara Carl Warner Trish Garner Daniel and Matthew Tobin, and Urban Art Projects (UAP) staff: Rachel See, Mary Stuart, Jerko Starcevic, John Nicholson, Scott Stephenson State Library of Queensland staff: Raynee Dewar, Lead, Reading, Writing & Ideas; Grace Lucas-Pennington, Editor, black&write! Michele Helmrich Kath Kerswell The Gallery is especially grateful to Judy Watson, who has trusted us to share not only her story but also the legacy of her Waanyi matriarchs. ARTIST ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book is dedicated to my grandmother, Grace Isaacson. Her kindness, generosity and love is remembered by all who knew her. My mother, Joyce Watson, continues this legacy and brings people into her warm embrace. To our ancestors, and to Rosie who survived a massacre at Lawn Hill, we are still here because of you. Thank you to all my family who have supported me in so many ways. Big thanks to curator Katina Davidson for her vision, courage and determination. Thank you to my galleries: Noreen Grahame at grahame galleries, Josh Milani and the team at Milani Gallery and Jan Minchin and the team at Tolarno Galleries for their unwavering dedication and support. Thank you to my many colleagues, art assistants and friends for their help in making and critiquing my work, sharing food, laughter and cuppas. Thank you to all the staff at QAGOMA for their hard work in putting together the exhibition and this catalogue. Thank you to the lenders of my artworks for entrusting the process of presenting them to the public. Thank you to the writers and curators who have written about and shown my work to new audiences. Thank you to the librarians, the archivists, the historians, the artists and the academics who are lifting the lid on Aboriginal history and culture, and revealing hidden stories. This is for the next generations coming through. GALLERISTS Milani Gallery, Brisbane Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane IMAGES AND COPYRIGHT Copyright in the artworks of Judy Watson is held by the artist. Copyright of photographic images is held by individual photographers and institutions or QAGOMA. IMAGE CREDITS Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane (Meeanjin/Magandjin). Sketchbook photographs: Carl Warner pp.6–7, 69, 136, 138, 139 (left), 140, 142 (below), 143 (below), 182, 192, 199: Images courtesy: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra pp.32 (above), 161, 187, 194–5, 206–7: Images courtesy: Urban Art Projects / Photographs: Rachel See pp.33, 34–5, 57, 162–3: Photographs: Claudia Baxter, Assistant Photographer, QAGOMA pp.38, 149: Images courtesy: State Library of Queensland, Brisbane p.41: Photograph: Nicholas Umek, Senior Photographer, QAGOMA p.42 (portrait top left): Photograph: Sardi Klein p.42 (middle left, below right): Images courtesy: Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville pp.42 (middle right), 45, 61, 116: Photographs: Jenni Carter, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney p.44: Image courtesy: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney / Photograph: Carley Wright pp.51, 52, 53, 64, 75, 78–9, 92–3, 98–9, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 122, 123, 127, 132–3, 139 (right), 142–3 (above), 157, 171, 185, 198, 200–1, 202, 204, 205, 217: Photographs: Carl Warner pp.58, 59, 174–5: Images courtesy: Urban Art Projects / Photographs: Cian Sanders p.70 (above): Photograph: Maria Barbagallo p.110: Image courtesy: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney / Photograph: Christopher Snee p.112: Image courtesy: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney / Photograph: Mim Stirling pp.117, 164, 165, 166–7, 168, 169: Mark Sherwood, Photographer, Collection Online, QAGOMA p.125: Images courtesy: MADA Gallery, Melbourne / Photographs: Andrew Curtis pp.137, 183: Images courtesy: The University of Queensland, Brisbane / Photographs: Carl Warner pp.144, 145: Images courtesy: National Museum of Australia, Canberra / Photographs: Jason McCarthy pp.170, 193: Images courtesy: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth / Photographs: Bo Wong p.172: Image courtesy: Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth / Photograph: Robert Frith pp.173, 190, 191, 203: Images courtesy: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne p.196: Image courtesy: Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne p.197: Image courtesy: Wollongong Art Gallery p.216: Photograph: Maya Lyn p.236: Photographs: Natasha Harth QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Professor Emeritus Ian O'Connor AC, Chair Liz Pidgeon, Deputy Chair Dr Bianca Beetson The Honourable Martin Daubney AM KC Gina Fairfax AC Catherine Sinclair Paul Taylor David Williams EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Chris Saines CNZM, Director Simon Elliott, Deputy Director, Collection and Exhibitions Tarragh Cunningham, Assistant Director, Development and Commercial Services Duane Lucas, Assistant Director, Operations and Governance Simon Wright, Assistant Director, Learning and Public Engagement INDIGENOUS ADVISORY PANEL David Williams, Chair Nancy Bamaga Dr Bianca Beetson Helena Gulash Jyi Lawton Stephanie Parkin Louisa Warren EXHIBITION CURATOR Katina Davidson, Curator, Indigenous Australian Art CURATORIAL MANAGER Peter McKay, Curatorial Manager, Australian Art PROJECT TEAM Kate Mathers, Exhibitions Manager Sophie Dixon, Project Coordinator Grace Fraser, Acting Project Assistant and staff Michael O'Sullivan, Design Manager Rebekah Falk, Senior Exhibition Designer Megan Franks, Exhibition Designer Sarah Newport, Graphic Designer Lara Clarke, Graphic Designer Chris Booth, Installation Coordinator Dominique Furphy, Audiovisual / Lighting Coordinator Sebastien Foucault, Workshop Manager and staff Amanda Pagliarino, Head of Conservation and Registration Tiffany Noyce, Senior Registrar, Exhibitions Anne Carter, Conservator, Paintings Liz Chapman, Conservator, Sculpture Emma Schmeider, Senior Registrar, Collection Management Rebecca Johnson, Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions Amanda Buxton, Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions and staff Amelia Gundelach, Media Manager Bronwyn Klepp, Head of Marketing Kylie Lonergan, Head of Business Development and Partnerships and staff Kelly Hughes, Executive Advisor, Directorate Dan Cameron, Senior Communication Officer and staff Julie Walsh, Foundation Manager Dominique Jones, Philanthropy Manager and staff Judy Gunning, Information and Publishing Services Manager Mark Gomes, Senior Editor Rebecca Mutch, Editor Cath Charlton, Librarian (Collections) and staff Izabella Chabrowska, Manager, Retail Store Operations Tony Parker, Manager, Retail Sales and staff Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement and staff Terry Deen, Head of Learning and staff Morgan Strong, Digital Transformation Manager Zenobia Frost, Assistant Editor, Digital and staff David Woldt, Head of Information Management and Technology and staff PUBLICATION EDITING Mark Gomes, Senior Editor DESIGN Sarah Newport, Graphic Designer Lara Clarke, Graphic Designer STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND BLACK+WRITE! Georgia Anderson, Editor Intern Darby Jones, Editor Intern EDITING ASSISTANCE Rebecca Mutch, Editor Zenobia Frost, Assistant Editor, Digital ARTWORK PHOTOGRAPHY Nicholas Umek, Senior Photographer (from 6 September 2023) Natasha Harth, Senior Photographer (until 6 April 2023) Merinda Campbell, Photographer (until 7 July 2023) unless otherwise credited; all other photography credited as known IMAGE ASSISTANCE Chloë Callistemon, Assistant Photographer Joe Ruckli, Assistant Photographer Kate Travis, Assistant Photographer (from 1 July 2023) Claudia Baxter, Assistant Photographer (from 1 August 2023) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Cath Charlton, Librarian (Collections) 235 234