Artist talk with Dennis Golding

Dennis Golding is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist from the north-west of NSW, born and raised in Sydney. Working in a range of mixed media, including painting, video, photography and installation, Golding critiques social, political and cultural representations of race and identity. His practice is drawn from his own experiences living in urban environments and through childhood memories.

Golding was surrounded by art during his upbringing in an Aboriginal community in urban Redfern (often referred to as ‘The Block’). As a young child, he watched his mother and grandmother paint on large canvas and sheen fabrics. He later developed his professional practice in art school through mentorships with leading curators, educators and artists. Golding graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) at UNSW Art & Design in 2019 and now works independently as an artist and curator.

Dr Jacqueline Newling is a historian, gastronomer and museum curator who specialises in Australian settler-colonial history, public history and place-based interpretation, and food heritage. Jacqueline is the author of Eat your history: stories and recipes from Australian kitchens (published 2015). She lives and works on Wangal and Gadigal Country.