Renowned Aboriginal artist, Judy Watson has been commissioned to bring new life into the glamorous Capella Sydney Hotel, the site's century-long history.
Gracing the heritage boards within the Loftus Street entrance, Watson's art pieces shine proudly, offering a First Nations' perspective on land and sea cultivation.
Through her artwork the Waanyi woman often embodies the hidden histories of Indigenous experiences on the colonial frontier, particularly those of women continue to inspire her.
For this particular art piece, Watson's creations weave Sydney's colonial history with the ancestral roots of the Eora peoples, the original custodians of this coastal land.
Original art pieces can be found poised elegantly throughout the Capella Sydney Hotel, exploring a variety of mediums and perspectives, from a diverse range of Australian artists.
For the past three decades, Watson has been Australia's leading artist working with multi-media including paintings, drawings, prints, artist's books and public artworks.
In 1997 she represented Australia at the Venice Biennale, along with Emily Kam Ngwarray and Yvonne Koolmatrie.
Watson's matrilineal family is from Waanyi country in northwest Queensland and her works strongly depict her people, her home country and her indigenous ancestry, which she explores through different themes relating to culture.
Many of her works use collective memories and archival documents to unveil institutionalised discrimination against Aboriginal people.
