‘MAREE CLARKE: SEEING THE INVISIBLE’ OPENS TODAY AT CANBERRA MUSEUM & GALLERY

Maree Clarke’s latest solo show at the Canberra Museum and Gallery features her newly crafted supersized River Reed Necklaces. Their large scale highlights the cultural significance of the original pieces, urging viewers to appreciate their beauty and powerful story. This exhibition also serves as a poignant reminder of the profound loss experienced by her people.

Maree’s research into the history of these objects has seen her travel extensively nationally and internationally to research and investigate holdings of cultural materials in institutional and private collections. With this background, she was invited to visit Canberra and spend time on Country with the Ginninderry reed necklace that was made in 1862 by Aboriginal girls and gifted to Emma Minnie Palmer on the eve of her wedding. The necklace is now on display in the Canberra /Kamberri exhibition on loan from Catherine Palmer.

This project has been developed by Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) with the support of the Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University 2O24 Everywhen Fellowship Awarded to Maree Clarke and by Canberra Glassworks and Ginniderry Trust.

Canberra Museum & Gallery
O2.O8.2O25 — 23.11.2O25
Cnr London Circuit & City Square
Canberra ACT 26O1

Image: Maree Clarke collecting reeds, ACT, 2O25. Image courtesy of the Canberra Museum & Gallery.