Feature Elysha Rei’s windows into history Elysha Rei’s exhibition Shirozato to Shinju (White Sugar and Pearls) at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville QLD, explores the interconnected histories of the Japanese diaspora in Australia. Gok-Lim Finch
Preview Remembering the Carrolup Settlement Described as “a space for reflection, remembrance, and the sharing of truth”, Kattidj Nagãr, now showing at John Curtin Gallery, is dedicated to the Aboriginal people who once resided at the Carrolup Settlement in Western Australia. Briony Downes
Feature Cosmic connections with Man&Wah With an approach to artmaking drawn from the “fieldwork of life”, twin brothers and artistic collaborators Man&Wah, who are now showing at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, use plant migration to explore duality and movement. Cher Tan
Feature Nikki Lam’s ‘Unshakeable Destiny’ Premiering at the Sydney Film Festival, artist, curator and filmmaker Nikki Lam’s The Unshakeable Destiny trilogy, shot on 16mm, Super 8 and digital, explores her hyphenated identity as a “settler-migrant”, through an upbringing in “city-state” Hong Kong and the enduring influence this has over her artistic practice in Australia. Cher Tan
Preview Gordon Hookey is effecting change Waanyi artist Gordon Hookey has been creating artwork for more than three decades. Describing his style as pictograms of a scenario, with images and symbols connecting a sprawling narrative, Hookey’s work, which is now showing at Plimsoll Gallery, is imbued with elements of activism, pop culture and lived experience. Briony Downes
Feature Coming into view Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists is an annual celebratory exhibition of Aboriginal artists from across Western Australia. Now showing at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, the event has a community spirit and passion that grows each year. Gok-Lim Finch