Brook Andrew

Brook Andrew descends from the Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal peoples of southeast Australia and is an internationally renowned artist and curator. His studio is located in Melbourne on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations. Brook’s creative practice centers Indigenous ways of being and offers powerful insights into contemporary conditions and the legacies of colonialism. He presents his artwork in Australia and internationally, with Wiradjuri language, and research-based museum and public space interventions being central to his practice. 
 
He is also a leader in advocating for Indigenous voice across international art platforms including as Artistic Director of NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020) and currently as Adjunct Curator ngurambang-ayinya (First Nations), Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Artistic Associate of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and Director of Reimagining Museums and Collections at the University of Melbourne.
 
Brook holds a DPhil from the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford and is Enterprise Professor in Interdisciplinary Practice at the University of Melbourne. As an artist is represented by Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris and Brussels; Ames Yavuz, Singapore and Sydney; and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne.