George Williams Exhibition opens April 13th at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

George Williams’ photography is based around our beautiful Country. George is driven to capture landscapes during the light of day and in the guise of night. Prosperity is a defining force in George’s approach to capturing landscapes. His subject matters include old farming machinery and the buildings that once housed them. “I believe it’s important to document historical and iconic, early Australiana. Our younger generation need to understand what was experienced by our forefathers to give us all a better way of life”. Through his practice, George looks at the changing nature of the landscape, whether this be under Mother Nature or through the means of “progress”.  

For the exhibition ‘Gunagala buluuy-dhi Gunimaa-ga (From the night sky to Mother Earth)’, George presents key works from his practice of astro photography where he goes on night outings to shoot during different time phases of the night. He states, “a resounding theme of this exhibition are my Milky Way images. These are images I’ve shot during the differing time phases that surpass dusk and dawn. These are astronomical twilight, nautical twilight, blue hour, golden hour then sunrise”.   

The title of the exhibition ‘Gunagala buluuy-dhi Gunimaa-ga’ meaning ‘From the night sky to Mother Earth’ comes from the Yuwaalayaay language. George’s niece, Jacqui Frail created this title for her uncle’s exhibition.   

George presented his first solo exhibition titled Time and Light at Brewarrina Visitor Centre, Exhibition Centre, Warren and Outback Arts, Coonamble. In 2023, George won the Aboriginal Art Prize, Outback Archies, Outback Arts (2023).

The Exhibition runs from 13 April – 22 June 2024 at Campbelltown Arts Centre.