Danie Mellor in-conversation with Glennys Briggs
Portrait of Danie Mellor
Photo: Andrew Curtus
Danie Mellor’s work, A subject of initiation (an unguarded moment), was the starting point and inspiration of Veracity, an exhibition of First Nations work from the MAMA collection curated by Glennys Briggs. Glennys and Danie will discuss this work, and his artistic practice which examines and reconstructs Australian colonial narratives and their relationship with First Nations peoples. Moderated by MAMA CEO, Blair French.
About the artists
Danie Mellor is a contemporary artist living and working in Bowral, New South Wales. Born in Mackay, North Queensland, his maternal ancestry is Aboriginal with Scottish and Irish settler ancestry from the Atherton Tablelands and Cairns region, and his father’s family emigrated to Australia from California in the early 1900s. His multidisciplinary research and practice explore intersections between contemporary and historic culture, and the legacies of cultural memory and knowledge.
Glennys Briggs is a Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta, Taungwurrung visual artist, curator and cultural leader based in Wodonga. Her work reflects her strong connection to land, culture, and history through the mediums of painting, sculpture, printmaking, installation and sound, wearable art, and possum skin cloak making.
