Historian and curator Dr Keith Vincent Smith will discuss the origin of Bungaree’s Farm as well as explore Bungaree’s life and story, through his many portraits.
The talk will be held at Mosman Art Gallery on 24 January 2015 at 2-3.30pm.
This author talk accompanies the exhibition Bungaree: The First Australian. Sixteen emerging and established contemporary NSW Aboriginal artists have created works that acknowledge and critically re-interpret the story of Bungaree, known as the Chief of the Broken Bay Aborigines, who was a central figure in early colonial Sydney.
Curated by renowned Aboriginal curator Djon Mundine, the exhibition features artworks by Frances Belle-Parker, Mervyn Bishop, Daniel Boyd, Karla Dickens, Fiona Foley, Adam Hill, Warwick Keen, Gary Lee, Peter McKenzie, Danie Mellor, Caroline Oakley, Rea, Lynette Riley, Gordon Syron, Leanne Tobin and Jason Wing. The exhibition is at the Mosman Art Gallery until 22 February 2015.