Presented by Artitja Fine Art Gallery, this marks the gallery’s second exhibition of 2025 and arguably its most important, featuring exceptional works by senior Indigenous artists. The show has been formally endorsed by Professor Margo Ngawa Neale, a Gumbaynggirr and Wiradjuri woman and renowned curator of the internationally touring Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition, which opened at Perth’s WA Museum Boola Bardip in 2020.
The Seven Sisters Dreaming is a rich, ancient narrative that spans thousands of kilometres across Aboriginal lands. It tells the story of seven ancestral women fleeing from Wati Nyiru, a trickster figure, as they traverse the landscape—ultimately taking flight into the sky to become the Pleiades star cluster.
“This is the most remarkable exhibition of the Seven Sisters songlines I have seen since the original major one,” said Professor Neale after previewing the works. “I congratulate Artitja for securing such excellent works. This is a boutique exhibition of strong pieces by high-quality artists.”
The Seven Sisters story is shared by multiple Aboriginal communities, each offering their own interpretation based on Country and language. Central themes of the story include escape, resilience, transformation, and the sacred relationship between land, sky, and people.
