Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts will present three new exhibitions next month, each addressing themes of memory, place and identity through personal and cultural histories.
Leading the program is 'Wer Wer (Boundaries)' by Meriam artist Gail Mabo.
Developed during a residency at Umbrella with master printmaker Dian Darmansjah, the exhibition reinterprets boundary maps drawn by Ms Mabo's father, land rights pioneer Eddie Koiki Mabo.
"These maps reflect the way our people understand and respect Country, lineage and ownership," Ms Mabo said.
"Wer Wer honours my father's fight and acknowledges the families who carry these boundaries forward."
She said the prints connect storytelling with sovereignty and cultural inheritance.
"The stories aren't lost," she said.
"They're just waiting to be read in a different way - through art, through memory, through us."
The exhibition features four unique drypoint etching and collagraph prints, each in a limited edition of three or four. With such a small release, the works are expected to attract strong interest from collectors.
Also opening is 'Neural Architecture' by Geoffrey Schmidt, a series of compositions exploring memory, emotion and consciousness.
Working with oil, string and rocks on aluminium panels, Mr Schmidt constructs abstract forms which reflect internal experiences shaped by illness, anxiety and reflection.
His work, shaped by decades of performance and visual practice on the Cassowary Coast, is described as a philosophical mapping of fragility and spiritual searching.
The third exhibition, 'Scattered' by Barbara Pierce, is a site-responsive installation made from found materials, stitched canvas and painted fragments.
The work considers global displacement, survival and the fragility of shelter through disrupted and reassembled landscapes.
"Each artist in this season brings an incredibly textured perspective to questions of identity, memory and place," Umbrella Director Kate O'Hara said.
"Through practices rooted in lived experience, these exhibitions offer audiences an opportunity to engage with the emotional and intellectual labour behind contemporary artmaking."
Together, the three exhibitions reflect Umbrella's support for ambitious work across North Queensland and contribute to its lead-up to a 40th anniversary in 2026.