‘Kerry’s totem is the (Kuracca) white cockatoo — the messenger. Just as her writing allows her to be a messenger and address issues relevant to Aboriginal people today, so too with this exhibition of photographs Kerry points to the significance of the land in this bigger story.’ – Barbie Robinson, Catalogue essay, Spirit of Country, PhotoAccess, Canberra, July 2014.

Kerry Reed-Gilbert
Kerry Reed-Gilbert (Wiradjuri Kalari) was a photographer, human rights activist, writer, and poet based in Kamberri/Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. This photograph was exhibited as a part of the series, Spirit of Country in which the artist photographed her journeys across Australia as a consultant for community organisations and government departments. Reed-Gilbert published numerous books, several of which were published internationally in translation, and her work was recognised in an Outstanding Achievement in Poetry award from the International Society of Poets. She was co-founder and chairperson of the First Nations Australian Writers Network and a Treasurer and a Director of the Us Mob Writing Group.