Wesley Shaw, Programs Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, has matrilineal connections to Yuin / Dharawal and patrilineal connections to Ngarigo Country. Under the teachings of Max Dulumunmun Harrison, he is part of a growing community dedicated to carrying south-eastern lore. Together, they advocate for environmental sustainability, campaign against the desecration of country and maintain intergenerational knowledge of cultural practices, ceremony, dance, storytelling, medicine, land care and aquaculture. Embedded in the lore’s of observation, patience and respect, Wesley’s cultural obligations inform his professional responsibilities as Programs Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In this role, he collaborates with curators, artists, educators, public programmers, archivists, communities and numerous external partners to deliver the Gallery’s Djamu Youth Justice, Barkandji Canoe Project and Place.