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Gloria Strzelecki

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Gloria Strzelecki is the gallery’s assistant curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art.

Articles by Gloria

Foreboding display reveals Tasmania’s hidden history

Artist and ‘super sleuth’ Julie Gough has drawn on colonial works in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s collection to shed light on the unspoken violent history of Lutruwita/Tasmania and the stories of her Aboriginal ancestors.

'Close Contact' a reminder of history and its present reality

Following the recent opening of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s 2021 Ramsay Art Prize, two winning works from the previous Ramsay prize provide the inspiration for an illuminating display at the gallery – a timely exhibition that coincides with Reconciliation Week.

The rare Murlapaka (shield) is displayed alongside Alexander Schramm's painting 'An Aboriginal encampment, near the Adelaide foothills'. Photo: Saul Steed

Rare shield a reminder that you are on Kaurna Country

An extremely rare and culturally significant Kaurna shield on display in the Elder Wing of the Art Gallery of South Australia is imbued with many stories, write curators Nici Cumpston and Gloria Strzelecki.