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'As an artist I produce a visual journal for most of my works. The journal for After the Rain became my tool for communicating with artists, highlighting the immersive potential of the exhibition spaces, and encouraging artists to utilise these fully. As the first artist-led Triennial, thinking and working differently was important. The journal was a visual medium to express ideas, and the publication grew from that, becoming a deeper exploration and reflection of the exhibition.' Tony Albert, Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples After the Rain documents the creative processes of 10 contemporary art projects commissioned for the National Gallery of Australia's major recurrent exhibition dedicated to First Nations art and artists in Australia the National Indigenous Art Triennial. Edited by the Triennial's Artistic Director Tony Albert and long-time collaborator Sally Brand, the publication shares stories of artistic collaborations, longstanding friendships and generational practices from Erub, the most north-eastern island in Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait, to Ntaria/Hermannsburg in Central Australia and Naarm/Narrm/Melbourne. Alongside artist profiles, the publication includes commissioned essays addressing legacies, identities and climate change by contributing First Nations writers Bruce Johnson McLean, Jilda Andrews, Daniel Browning and Yessie Mosby. Original portraits of the exhibition's artists by the celebrated Western Aranda painter Vincent Namatjira punctuate a vibrantly illustrated publication. The publication is accompanied by a pull-out map created by Tony Albert showcasing his travels across Australia to meet with artists and their communities. After the Rain invites readers to engage with First Nations art and artists and acknowledge and celebrate the cultural warriors of the past, present and future.

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Tony Albert (Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples, born 1981, Townsville, Queensland) is an established contemporary artist with a longstanding interest in the cultural misrepresentation of Aboriginal people. Drawing on both personal and collective histories, his multidisciplinary practice considers the ways in which optimism might be utilised to overcome adversity. His work poses crucial questions such as how do we remember, give justice to, and rewrite complex and traumatic histories? Albert is acknowledged industry wide as a valued ambassador for Indigenous community and culture. He was recently announced as the inaugural Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow. He is the first Indigenous Trustee for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a member of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Indigenous advisory, a board member forthe City of Sydney's Public Art Panel and member of the Art & Place Board at the Queensland Children's Hospital and in January 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Griffith University for his significant contribution to the arts. Sally Brand is Coordinator, National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia, a role that builds upon a long-standing professional relationship with Artistic Director Tony Albert.

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