Book Launch - Djon Mundine ‘Windows and Mirrors’

Join in at the IMA for the Queensland launch of Windows and Mirrors — the first publication to catalogue the immense and influential career of Bandjalung man and cultural leader Djon Mundine OAM.

Spanning essays, reflections, and archival materials from 1999 to 2023, the book traces the people, exhibitions, and ideas that have shaped contemporary Indigenous art in Australia. Mundine's writing moves between art history, personal memoir, and cultural philosophy, revealing an incisive, poetic voice grounded in decades of practice and leadership.

Through projects such as The Aboriginal Memorial (1988), The Dingo Project (2021), and curatorial work across regional and international institutions, Mundine has helped redefine the role of First Nations artists and curators within the national story. Windows & Mirrors gathers this extraordinary life's work into one volume—part personal history, part collective memory.

Djon Mundine OAM FAHA is a Bandjalung man born in Grafton, New South Wales. A curator, writer, and activist, he is widely regarded as a foundational figure in the development of contemporary Indigenous art in Australia. His curatorial and written practice continues to shape critical dialogues around art, history, and sovereignty.