News

Aboriginal art created at Winton Wetlands on display at MAMA Albury

By Simon Ruppert

Jul 5, 2024

Grounded is on display at MAMA Albury until November 3. Photo: Rene Martens.

Benalla photographer, Rene Martens, was honoured to attend the opening of a unique exhibition in Albury, showcasing the culturally rich art created by Aboriginal elders at Winton Wetlands, and across the region.

Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content

“I was asked by Dr Treahna Hamm, Aunty Glenda and Aunty Glennys to grab photos of their work at Winton Wetlands which would be part of an Exhibition to be held at MAMA in Albury,” he said.

There is a great variety of Aboriginal artworks on display as part of the Origins exhibition. Photo: Janet Martens.

The exhibition showcases the artwork created by the three elders, along with Rene's evocative photos capturing their art at Winton Wetlands..

Rene attended the launch and generously shared some of the beautiful images he and his wife Janet captured at the event.

The opening of the Origins exhibition at MAMA in Albury was well attended. Photo: Rene Martens.

The Gallery blurb describes the exhibition:

Grounded highlights cultural practices passed down through generations to the artists – Glennys Briggs, Glenda Nicholls, and Dr Treahna Hamm.

For each artist, the works and the heritage they invoke reflect the profound knowledge, kinship, connection, comfort and care their ancestors experienced within family and nation before 1788. By weaving ancestral knowledge into their contemporary creative practices, the artists keep this wisdom alive, a tradition that has kept them grounded and connected throughout their lives.

Origins features original Aboriginal artworks. Photo: Rene Martens.

The Grounded exhibition is free to enter and will be on display until November 3 in MAMA’s Maurice Chick Family and MacLeod-Miller Adamshurst Gallery.

MAMA is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm and weekends from 10am to 4pm.

It is located at 546 Dean St, Albury, NSW.

Find out more about the gallery and exhibition via www.mamalbury.com.au/

Find more of Rene’s photography via www.rensmartphotography.com