Group exhibition ‘Ties that Bind’

Julie Fragar, Trust 2026, 180 x 135cm. Ipswich Art Gallery Collection

ARTISTS

Michael Cook, Fernando do Campo, Lionel Fogarty, Julie Fragar, Rubaba Haider, C. Moore Hardy, Juanita McLauchlan, Deb Mostert, Izabela Pluta, Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, William Yang

An Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/ties-that-bind

I am proud to have been curated into this engaging exhibition. Below are some of the suite of my works borrowed by the Ipswich Art gallery for this exhibition.

Migration Object 5 – Delft Blue Plate 2018 31 x 31 cm watercolour on birch cradle, Migration Object 7 – Oma’s chair 2018 31 x 41 cm watercolour on birch cradle, Migration Object 16 – Oma’s Spoons 2018 20 x 25 cm watercolour on birch cradle

What binds us to home? What—or who—makes belonging possible? How do we carry our histories with us, and how do they shape the lands we inhabit?

To speak of home is to speak of a place both real and imagined: a geography, a memory, a sensation, an inheritance. For some, home is a fixed point – an anchoring landscape or a network of kinship. For others, it is an unstable terrain shaped by migration, colonial interruption, or historical displacement.

In Ties that bind, a group of Australian artists trace the fragile, resilient, complex threads that connect us to place and to one another. Their works reorient how we understand belonging – not as a singular ideal, but as a constellation of lived experiences shaped by Country, lineage, memory, trauma, and the promise of connection. The exhibition unfolds across intertwined thematic lines, inviting viewers to consider how personal and collective histories are held in the body, the land, and the imagination.

This exhibition proposes that the ties that bind us are made not only of geography, but of memory, care, struggle, imagination, and the enduring human desire to situate ourselves within a larger story. These threads, when woven together, form the map of who we are.

Dates	Saturday 27 June to Sunday 06 September
Times	Open daily, 10am – 5pm
Cost	FREE | No bookings are required to visit the exhibition
Booking	– Facilitated and organised groups require a booking to visit this exhibition. – Opening Event | 27 June 2026 | 5:30pm-7:30pm | booking link below | RSVP Required.