STAUNCH.
Image | Marcus Maye Wright Untitled 2025 | Photography by Marcus Maye Wright
Exhibition | STAUNCH.
Artist | Rodriguez Nalorlman Pindiying (Thyemirri Bininj, Djalama Clan Group, Mamadawerre homeland, West Arnhem Land (NT)), Georgia Hoskinson (Badtjala (Butchulla)), Sandy Harvey (Kalkadoon), Shanysa Jayde McConville (Eastern Arrernte), Marcus Maye Wright (Wiradjuri-Gamilaraay), Nic Ingram (Palawa and Wiradjuri ), Maggie Douglas (Kabi Kabi and South Sea Islander)
Dates | 9 April – 23 May 2026
Opening | Thursday 9 April. Artist Talks at 5:30pm, Opening from 6pm and Official Speeches from 6:30pm | RSVP here
Catalogue | Buy the Work | Room Sheet
Exhibition Statement
This exhibition is an introduction to the staunch collective, a collaboration showing works created by seven Blak artists who connected through conversations about Culture as a resistance practice for/as First Peoples.
Each of the artists have created work that speaks to their experiences of growth, connection and healing, opening space for discussion, discourse and joy. staunch invites you to consider what resistance truly looks like, how do you resist the colony and how do you uphold it?
staunch is a cultural collective making works of art that generate Blak excellence, each artist with their own creative practice drawing from Country, Community and collaboration
Artist Biographies
Rodriguez Nalorlman Pindiying (Thyemirri Bininj, Djalama Clan Group, Mamadawerre homeland, West Arnhem Land (NT))
Rodriguez Nalorlman Pindiying is a Thyemirri Bininj artist, educator, and cultural leader from the Djalama Clan Group in Mamadawerre, West Arnhem Land. His multidisciplinary practice bridges Country, knowledge sharing, and conservation exploring rock art, digital heritage, and the transmission of ancestral knowledge through contemporary forms. As a collaborator with staunch collective, Rodriguez celebrates the resilience and creativity of remote homelands, using art as a tool for education, identity, and cultural continuity.
Georgia Hoskinson (Badtjala (Butchulla))
Georgia Hoskinson is a Badtjala/Butchulla (Wondunna clan) artist and arts worker, with East Prussian, English and Irish heritage. Based in Magandjin/Meanjin and working in the Gallery and Museums sector, Georgia's practice employs print making and life drawing to explore narratives and ecosystems of Salt-Water Country, with an interest in the intersection of cultural practice and institutional ‘tradition’.
Sandy Harvey (Kalkadoon)
Sandy Harvey is a Kalkadoon artist and arts worker based in Meanjin/Magandjin/Brisbane, with a creative practice is rooted in storytelling and connection, exploring the relationships between people, place and spirit. She is interested in creating inclusive and accessible spaces for artists where they can share their stories and connect with one another and audiences.
Shanysa Jayde McConville (Eastern Arrernte)
Shanysa Jayde McConville is an Eastern Arrernte artist based in Naarm (Melbourne). Shanysa’s practice concerns interconnection, particularly knowledge with her immediate kin, but also the shared lived experiences of the Blak community more broadly. These notions encourage viewers to consider how Indigenous artists and curators work together despite constant non-Indigenous oversight.
Marcus Maye Wright (Wiradjuri-Gamilaraay)
Marcus Maye Wright (he/him) is a Wiradjuri (Wiradyuri) and Gamilaraay (Gomeroi / Gamilaroi/ Kamilaroi) man hailing from the Central Western tablelands, New South Wales and is an experienced digital producer focusing in film production with a passion in telling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories. Marcus is interested in the complexities of film photography, as well as the intimate process of taking portraits.
Nic Ingram (Palawa and Wiradjuri )
Nic Ingram is a Palawa & Wiradjuri artist based in Nipaluna, Lutruwita. Her work is an extension of her culture, weaving inspiration from lived experience, reflecting on truths of the past and reimagining the future. Nic is always down for a good yarn and finds comfort in resisting through creating.
Maggie Douglas (Kabi Kabi and South Sea Islander)
Maggie Douglas is a Kabi Kabi & South Sea Islander artist, living and creating on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. She has an interest in bringing difficult conversations about First Peoples cultures and experiences into educational spaces using art. Maggie connected with staunch through conversations of what it means to be Blak arts workers and artists, how to handle minority fatigue and the responsibilities of non-Indigenous people in institutions.
staunch is a cultural collective making works of art that generate Blak excellence, each artist with their own creative practice drawing from Country, Community and collaboration.