And She Was Wearing Trousers: A Call to Our Heroines

And She Was Wearing Trousers: A Call to Our Heroines brings into focus some of the many women who defined, defied or described Southern African culture from the seventeenth century to today.

Curated by Roberta Joy Rich and Naomi Velaphi, this exhibition features a dynamic array of contributors connecting across shores, from both the African continent and the African diaspora in Australia.

This exhibition features a series of new commissions from artists Nonstikelelo Mutiti, Jabu Nadia Newman, blk banaana, Kirsty Marillier, Rara Zulu and Tariro Mavondo which sit alongside the Australian premiere of Sethembile Msezane’s short film ISIMO.

Installations, performance and conversations will unearth often forgotten feminists, exploring ideas of identity, connection, distance and self.

From collage to installation and video art, music to typography, the forms of inquiry taken here are as diverse as the experiences of the women behind them.