The Plinth Show comes to Lithgow. On late July to Mid September 2025 at Seven Valleys Visitor Information Centre, Lithgow.
Brett Groves is a Wiradjuri artist living and working on Wiradjuri country at Lithgow. He runs a gallery in Main Street Lithgow.
Exhibition: Ngayirr (a Wiradjuri word meaning sacred, mystery, secret).
Under the quiet reverence of Wiradjuri Country, Brett Groves invites you into a deeply personal and cultural journey through his solo exhibition, Ngayirr. Each piece is a layered remembrance — a sacred echo of what once stood, what still whispers beneath the soil, and what must never be forgotten.
This exhibition is not just art. It is ceremony. It is storytelling. It is healing. Through Ngayirr, Brett Groves offers more than artworks — he offers a space for contemplation, grief, truth-telling, and reconnection. In every mark lies a message: we are responsible for remembering the sacred, for listening to the whispers of our old trees, and for holding mystery with gentleness.
This is a sacred invitation — to slow down, to feel, to remember
Brett’s artist statement:
Art for me is more than expression — it is a deep remembering. It is my way of gently guiding people back to Country, back to story, back to the truth that has always been here. Through colour, shape, and shared experience, I seek to mend the long and painful disconnect that hundreds of years of disregard have created — a disconnection from our ancient Aboriginal history, our culture, our lore, and from the kindness we owe each other and this Earth.
I am incredibly blessed to have walked alongside thousands of people — from toddlers just finding their place in the world to Elders holding a lifetime of wisdom — exploring together what it means to reconnect. Every brushstroke, every symbol, every conversation is part of that healing. My work is grounded in the belief that reconnection is possible — that through story, through art, and through love for Country, we can begin to see each other again with clarity, compassion, and shared responsibility.
“I paint, I teach, I listen — and in doing so, I honour those who came before me and those still to come”.
If you would like to know more about Brett Groves and his artwork, please head to: Instagram: @brettgrovesart