Art for our sake: Djon Mundine in conversation

Katina Davidson (Kullilli/Yuggera) is Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane where she co-curated major exhibitions ‘Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art’ 2022-23, and ‘Mavis Ngallametta: Show Me the Way to Go Home’ 2020. Prior to QAGOMA, she worked at State Library of Queensland’s kuril dhagun and has undertaken a slew of indepedant curatorial and writing projects along the way.

Djon Mundine OAM has an eminent career in contemporary Australian art. A foundational figure in the criticism, development and exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal art, he is widely respected as an intellectual, activist and cultural leader. A sought-after and innovative curator, the quality and volume of his writing and public speaking is a testimony to his influence, national and international reach. A commitment to grass-roots practice and development underlies his activities as curator, project leader, teacher and mentor to artists and communities across Australia.