Image: Juanella Donovan, Knowledge Holders, Photo: courtesy of the artist
July 27 - September 4, 2026
Opening night, Wednesday, July 29, 5:00- 7:30pm
Gallery I, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta
Free entry, all welcome
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You can find Held in The Mill’s Foyer Gallery, located at 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta (Adelaide).
The Mill’s galleries is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm.
Accessibility
The Mill’s entrance has a small step into the building. We have a ramp available, please ring the doorbell and our friendly team will assist you.
During gallery hours, our entrance will be unlocked. If the door is closed, please ring the doorbell to alert our team.
The Mill has concrete flooring throughout with no internal steps and a disability toilet on site.
Read more in-depth information on our accessibility web page.The Mill has concrete flooring throughout with no internal steps and a disability toilet on site.
Read more in-depth information on our accessibility web page.
For SALA 2026 we are excited to present Held, a new group exhibition featuring new work by First Nations artists Joeulla Coulthard (Adnyamathna, Kuyani), Juanella Donovan (Adnyamathanha, Luritja and Arrernte), Lisa Khan (Yankunytjatjara/ Antakirinja/ Pitjantjatjara) and Sally Scales (Pitjantjatjara). This exhibition explores the artists practices across painting, weaving, sculpture and ceramics. As mothers, each of these artists plays a vital role in caring for family and caring for Country. We know that mothers hold so much strength and tenderness, veracity and knowledge. These qualities are passed down through generation from mother to child, and for these women, their art practices reflect the ongoing practice of holding and sharing knowledge and stories.
This exhibition is presented with support from Ku Arts and the City of Adelaide’s Arts and Community Arts and Cultural grants.
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Joeulla Coulthard is an Adnyamathna, Kuyani artist who grew up on Country in the northern Flinders Ranges. Her work includes painting and ceramics which speak about the landforms where she grew up, the seasons, and the cultural stories of Yarta. For Joeulla, artwork is a conversation piece, talking about the meaning and why it was made keeps her art and culture alive. Joeulla has exhibited in Blinman Art, Tarnanthi, and Wilpena Art.
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Juanella Donovan nee McKenzie, is an Adnyamathanha, Luritja and Arrernte woman of South Australia living and working on Barngarla land, Port Augusta. Juanella is a multi-disciplinary artist, best known for her unique ability to make intricate works with woven emu feathers. She has been in countless exhibitions since childhood and, in recent years, won Malka aboriginal Art Prize 2020, won the breaking Ground award 2021, Ramsay Art Prize Finalist 2021, Pt Augusta NAIDOC Artist of the year 2022, NATSIAA finalist and people’s choice winner 2022, NATSIAA finalist and people’s choice winner 2025. Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award finalist 2025 and Wollongong Art Prize finalist 2025. She is currently developing work for The National Textile Triennial which will open in September 2026 in Tamworth NSW and later tour nationally.
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Lisa Khan is a Yankunytjatjara/ Antakirinja/ Pitjantjatjara artist from Coober Pedy. Lisa paints her Grandmother's ngura (my home, the land and rockholes) as well as her Grandfather’s country, he was born at Wallitina Station. She says ‘when I paint, I feel connected to my country and my grandparents who aren't here anymore, It is my job to look after the country and the stories from my grandmothers.’
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Sally Scales is a proud Pitjantjatjara woman from far west of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. She creates vibrant landscapes that represent her ancestral home and Tjukurpa. She combines the artistic styles of her two grandmothers, Kuntjiriya Mick and Kunmanara (Wawiriya) Burton, and her mother, Josephine Mick. Sally won the People's Choice Award at the 2021 NATSIAA, and the Roberts Family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Prize at the AGNSW in 2022. The BBC named Sally as one of the 100 women of the year 2022.
