Where Waters Carry Stories : BOOTH E04, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair 2026
Exciting newcomers to Sydney Contemporary, Melanie Koolmatrie, Susan Peters Wangamirr Nampitjin and Janet Dreamer join Janice Stanley in Everywhen's curated presentation that features the significance of water, environmentally and culturally to First People's histories, lives and art.
From the striking pink lakes of Meningie in South Australia to the shimmering salt lakes near Uluru, the winding waterways that flow to the vast inland lake of Paruku (Lake Gregory), and the wildlife-rich rivers of the East Kimberley, the four artists featured in Where Waters Carry Stories, evoke landscapes of profound cultural significance.
South Australian artists Melanie Koolmatrie and Janice Stanley , together with East Kimberley artists Susan Peters Wangamirr Nampitjin and Janet Dreamer, each represent their Country in distinctive ways. Their works are united by compelling interpretations of the rivers, lakes, salt pans, wetlands and waterways that shape their ancestral landscapes. Through their individual visions, these waterways emerge not simply as geographical features, but as living cultural landscapes that embody memory, identity and enduring connections to Country.
