Our Dancers: Bangarra in Sydney’s Hyde Park

Male dancers with shields from Bangarra Dance Theatre at the launch event, in Sydney’s Hyde Park, south of Girramay artist Tony Albert’s Yininmedyemi Thou Didst Let Fall, a monument made in honour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women.

Biography:
Barbara is a Gamilaroi Murri Yinah (woman) from North Western NSW and Southern Queensland. A meticulous Sydney-based photographer, her images capture the passion and achievements of contemporary Aboriginal history. Telling the story through her unique sociological eye, Barbara describes herself as an observer and a protagonist, a ‘documentarian’ of historical events that are important to Aboriginal people and culture, and Australian people in general. Barbara’s works include commissions for The Barangaroo Authority, The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, NAIDOC/ Sydney City Council, Leichhardt Council, KARI, NITV/ SBS, National Indigenous Times, The Guardian and The Telegraph. Barbara’s awards include the National Indigenous Human Rights Award (2014) and The International Solid Screen for Indigenous women (2015). Barbara had a retrospective Always Will Be at the Australian Centre for Photography in 2017. She is in two shows in the Sydney Biennale (2020), Art Gallery of NSW & an installation at Campbelltown Arts Centre.