Bruce Johnson McLean

Bruce Johnson McLean is a First Nations curator, writer and cultural advisor from the Wierdi people of the Belyando River region in Central Queensland. With more than 25 years of experience in the First Nations arts sector, he has worked extensively as a curator, advisor and consultant. Bruce is the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow for the 25th Biennale of Sydney. He was previously Assistant Director, First Nations at the National Gallery of Australia, and Curator of Indigenous Australian Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art for more than 16 years. Bruce has curated numerous exhibitions highlighting leading First Nations artists and continues to contribute to Indigenous cultural leadership in Australia and internationally.