NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION

KHT | Exhibition | Close to You: The Lisa Bellear Picture Show | 21 May - 17 July

[Edited extract from public address]

Paying tribute to the life and work of Lisa Bellear, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of her passing in 2006.

Curated by close friends, artists Destiny Deacon and Virginia Fraser and cousin Kim Kruger, this exhibition showcases a selection from Bellear’s photographic collection, held by the Koorie Heritage Trust through which she documented over a quarter of a century of Indigenous community life including marches celebrations, portraits, signs and graffiti, and personal photographs. By 2006 she had created a collection of over 30,000 images, mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Cost: Free

Where: Level 1 Gallery, Yarra Building, Federation Square

MORE:
Koorie Heritage Trust
Cnr Swanston St and Flinders St, Federation Square, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Naomi Velaphi - Public Programs Coordinator
Tel: 8662 6336
Email: info@koorieheritagetrust.com
Internet: http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com