Wagga Wagga–based Gamilaaray artist Juanita McLauchlan recognises the constellations above us, and the everyday pillars of family and community, as anchors we all have in common.

In her first state art museum exhibition, McLauchlan presents an ambitious new body of work that draws upon the intimacy of personal belongings and body adornments. Using domestic fabrics such as vintage blankets as a base, she works with leaves, animal pelts and other organic materials to print, eco-dye and embroider, creating works that aren’t constrained to a flat wall mounting, but are suspended in space.

The exhibition acknowledges the power of unity, connectedness and cultural reclamation to soothe historical burdens and strengthen future optimism.