Amala Groom
Wiradyuri
Editioned prints; Sculpture or installation; Photography, video, sound or media work
Amala Groom
Wiradyuri
engages with colonial structures by embedding Wiradyuri epistemologies into contemporary
art, reframing dominant narratives and affirming Indigenous sovereignty. Her work
interrogates Western iconographies and philosophies, reasserting First Nations knowledge
systems as central to global cultural narratives.
Her interdisciplinary approach spans performance, moving image, installation, experimental
film, painting, sculpture, and interactive digital technologies. Groom engages in acts of
cultural resurgence and epistemic refusal, using her body, voice, and image to reclaim space,
confront the Colonial Project, and assert enduring First Peoples knowledge systems.
She has held major fellowships and residencies including her current role as ANU Bandalang
Studio Visiting Associate (2025), followed by the Power Institute/Cité Internationale des Arts
Residency Fellowship (2024), the Create NSW First Nations Creative Fellowship with the State
Library of NSW (2022), and the inaugural Artist in Residence at UTS (2021).
Her work is represented in significant public and corporate collections including: Artbank,
Blacktown City Art Collection, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Charles Sturt University,
Darebin Art Collection, Deutsche Bank Collection, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, and
Western Sydney University.
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Artwork: The Visibility of Blackness, 2018 Amala GROOM. Photo: in situ The 25th Symposium on Electronic Art, curated by Hee-Eun Kim, Asia Culture Centre, Republic of Korea 2019. Documentation: Art Center Nabi.
Artwork: dhaagun ngiyanhigin.gu nganhundhi (the land owns me), 2018 Amala GROOM. Photo: image courtesy of the artist
Artwork: Red Tape, 2016 Amala GROOM. Photo: in situ MCA Artbar, curated by Jason Wing, Museum of Contemporary Art. Documentation: Sam Whiteside and Leslie Liu.
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