Thank you to everyone who came today to the opening of We Should Be Seen, We Should Be Heard: The Photography of Aunty Barbara McGrady.
It’s an immense privilege to share Aunty Barb’s prolific work with the many mob and communities she has so gracefully walked alongside and captured throughout her journey.
We Should Be Seen, We Should Be Heard: The Photography of Aunty Barbara McGrady is now showing until 31 May 2026.
Blak Dot Gallery
33 Saxon Street
Brunswick VIC 3056
Gallery opening hours:
Thursday-Saturday 12-5pm
Sunday 12-4pm
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~~ We Should Be Seen, We Should Be Heard exhibition is generously supported by the Aboriginal History Archive, Australian Governments’ Australian Research Council and Victoria University’s Institute for Health & Sport. ~~
Join us for a talk with Gomeroi/Gamilaraay Murri Yinnah photographer Barbara McGrady (@barbsmac123 ) and Powerhouse Head of Collections, First Nations, Nathan Mudyi Sentance. Together they’ll explore Barbara's work and the camera’s role as a tool for resistance, representation, and reclamation.
Photofields: Shaping History | Barbara McGrady
Saturday 15 November
PHIVE, Parramatta
Book 🔗 in bio
📸 Anthony Mundine (Choc) at Tony Mundine Gym at the Block, Redfern, 2013. Image: Barbara McGrady
Thank you to everyone who attended our events as part of the Head On Photo Festival
We had huge interest and heard from a number of phenomenal photographers.
One of our favourites was the series 'Bridging the Gap' designed to tackle the issues surrounding the photography industry and discuss how to move forward. Barbara McGrady was one of our excellent speakers, talking to her work and her experiences as the first indigenous photographer of the AFL in Australia.
Thank you to all our speakers across our programs!
images: Brian Cassey, Barbara McGrady
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We are thrilled to announce that ‘Barbara McGrady: Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching)’ has been nominated for an fbi SMAC Award in the Best Arts Program category!
This major solo exhibition celebrated the works of Barbara McGrady, a highly respected Gomeroi / Gamilaraay Murri Yinnah Elder and one of Australia’s leading photographers. It invited visitors to experience the power of McGrady’s practice in capturing Blak beauty, strength, resilience and excellence for over five decades.
Congratulations Barbara McGrady on this well-deserved nomination!
Please vote for the exhibition via the link in our bio.
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‘Barbara McGrady: Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching)’ was presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre with support from the Australian Museum and with photographic reproduction permissions from the State Library of New South Wales.
Image credit: Barbara McGrady with John Janson-Moore, ‘Ngiyaningy Maran Yaliwaunga Ngaara-li (Our Ancestors Are Always Watching)’ 2020. Installation view, 22nd Biennale of Sydney, NIRIN, 2020, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Campbelltown City Council Art Collection, purchased through the generous support of Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker and Maryrose and Michael Morgan 2024. Originally commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from the Australia Council for the Arts 2020. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
Takeshi Inoue got checked out in hospital after taking a 12 round battering from Tim Tszyu in their bout last night in Sydney
And yes..one tough dude
Photo credit by old friend Ben Damon from Main Event.
