Amanda Jane Reynolds

Amanda Jane Reynolds is a Guringai and Yuin cloak-maker, multimedia artist, curator and storyteller who works with southeastern cultural traditions, knowledge, and histories. Her practice focuses on transforming public spaces of colonial dominance using collaborative and community empowerment models. Her family connections include Dharug and Yuin heritage, and she identifies primarily as Guringai, focusing on her responsibilities around sacred headlands and songlines in north Sydney, northern beaches and Sydney Harbour. Reynolds has held curatorial positions in multiple cultural institutions, including the National Museum of Australia, Australian War Memorial, Australian Museum, and Museum Victoria. She is currently an independent Aboriginal community representative for the NSW government Me-Mel (Goat Island) Transfer Committee. For OpenField Amanda will curate and oversee a collection of local First Nations artists, makers and cultural educators in an immersive, participatory take-over of the Berry Rural Youth Hall, as well as presenting a panel and closing celebration at the Berry School Of Arts.