Details Legendary artist and storyteller Aunty Julie Freeman, a Gorawarl Jerrawongarla woman from the South Coast.Shoalhaven Regional Gallery is thrilled to share a special morning of stories and discussion with Aunty Julie Freeman. Bun dja means to remember in Dhurga and the exhibition invites audiences to remember and heal from the past. Shoalhaven Regional Gallery is proud to exhibit a re-installation of Forget me Not, a 1997 work by Aunty Julie Freeman, an installation that includes the former gates from the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children’s Home, considered the birthplace of the Stolen Generations in NSW. This work is a highly significant early piece of Aboriginal political art, and the exhibition represents a special opportunity to return this important work to the South Coast and the community and location it came from.Alongside this early work Aunty Julie Freeman has collaborated with her daughter Markeeta Freeman to create a new work of protective Mood-jin-gaals (spirits) who look out for children and community. The Mood-jin-gaals will be made from paintings, possums' skins, palm weavings and ink drawings and demonstrate the power of family, survival, connection, and culture.Aunty Julie Freeman is a Gorawarl Jerrawongarla woman, and a traditional owner of South Sydney and the South Coast of New South Wales. She lives in Wreck Bay and comes from Sydney's local Aboriginal community of La Perouse and is a recognized artist, cultural leader and storyteller.
LocationShoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra, 12 Berry Street, Nowra 2541 View Map Skip to below map -34.8734905, 150.601049 12 Berry Street , Nowra 2541 Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra 12 Berry Street , Nowra 2541 Artist Talk: Aunty Julie Freeman Skip to above map