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‘NAIDOC 2025’ by Moondani Toombadool Centre - online exhibition

‘NAIDOC 2025’ is a community exhibition at Hawthorn Arts Centre by Swinburne University of Technology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

Presented in partnership with Moondani Toombadool Centre, this exhibition showcases works from the Swinburne 2025 annual NAIDOC Design Competition. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student artists from Swinburne University present works responding to this year’s NAIDOC theme ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’. Observed each year in the first week of July, NAIDOC week is a national celebration and recognition of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Image credit: Coby Donnellan, detail from 'The Desert', 2024, mixed media (acrylic, oil, glue) on canvas, 122 x 180 cm, image courtesy of the artist.

A painting of two turtles depicted in dot painting style with concentric patterns in red, yellow, white, and green on a blue background. Smaller turtles surround them, and a dotted border frames the composition.
Premila Jarvie, ‘Waru Journey in Dreamtime’, painting, 62 x 91.5 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
A painting featuring a pelican, two human faces: one in a tree, one with a red hat, a fish in blue water, and a circular campfire scene at the bottom. These elements are on a bright yellow, dotted background with green and blue dots
Annette Edwards, ‘Moorundi Ruwe Miwi (River, Elder and Vision)’, painting, 77 x 51 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
A digital painting of a person with long brown hair, seen from behind, sits in the open doorway of a van, holding a tablet that displays the same vivid sunset landscape visible outside. The scene includes orange and blue clouds, a winding river, trees, and birds flying.
Mary-Clare Baker, ‘Country and Legacy In My Hands’, mixed media painting, 59 x 42 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
A digital painting of a large central tree with black silhouetted birds flying against a cloudy blue sky. The scene is bordered by intricate, dotted patterns, a winding river, and a group of silhouetted figures around a fire in a circle.
Sophie Stark, ‘Echoes of the Elders’, digital artwork, 44 x 44 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
A dot-painted scene with a blue starry sky, white and blue patterned wave band, and a sandy orange foreground. A woman and child sit near a small campfire, with a large bird flying overhead. The words “THE NEXT GENERATION” are written at the bottom.
Tatshanna Penman, ‘The Next Generation: Carried by Country’, drawing, 31 x 22 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Painting of a night sky blending from purple at the bottom to deep blue at the top, scattered with small white stars. Large circular orange shapes are connected by dotted white lines, creating a flowing pattern across the sky. Five silhouetted figures stand at the bottom, reaching upward towards the circles. White dot trails extend from the figures’ hands to the circles above. Small white line drawings and symbols are scattered throughout the background.
Destiny Douglas, 'Guided by the Night Sky', painting, 50 x 60 cm, image courtesy of the artist.

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