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As we explore the vibrant, rich, reflective, colourful and dynamic world of Josh Muir's practice, it's important to reflect on the impact of his work and the legacy he left behind. In an article published in ABC Ballarat in 2022, Rhiannon Stevens talks about the impact of Josh's work. Though his life was cut short, the vibrancy and depth of his work continue to inspire and influence. Josh Muir's artwork is a testament to his talent and vision, spirit of creativity, and expression. Through this, he has achieved a form of immortality in his work.

We know that talking about feelings is inherently risky: it’s letting someone into your inner world. But Josh's life and artworks might raise some big feelings that need talking about. If you need to talk about anything it might help to connect with others such as your teacher, a trusted friend or family member about your feelings.

All students can access Kids Helpline for anonymous and free support 24/7. You can also access Beyond Blue

For students who are First Peoples, you can also contact 13 YARN

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We are here to provide crisis support 24/7 to yarn with you without judgement and provide a confidential, culturally safe space to yarn about your needs, worries or concerns. We will work with you to explore options for on-going support. You know you will be connected to another Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person who will understand where you are coming from and value knowing HOW to listen, without judgement or shame.

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13YARN - Call 13 92 76 | 24 /7 Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

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Call 13YARN (13 92 76) We are here to provide crisis support 24/7 to yarn with you without judgement and provide a confidential, culturally safe space to yarn about your needs, worries or concerns. We will work with you to explore options for on-going support.

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Click to link to Padlet Schools Gallery Padlet  - JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live

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Click to link to Padlet Schools Gallery Padlet  - JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live

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This Gallery Wall and Grid layout organises posts from schools connecting with this AEA and KHT online resource neatly in fixed blocks to collate material and post ideas.

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Click to open Padlet: JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Year 9-10 visual arts learning and teaching 

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Click to open Padlet: JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Year 9-10 visual arts learning and teaching 

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Image: Josh Muir (Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta, Barkindji), The Throne, 2014, digital print on aluminium, 75.6 x 113 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Narrm (Melbourne). Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015. Courtesy of Koorie Heritage Trust, Justine Berg and Shanaya Sheridan

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Josh Muir with Ample Projects - 'Still Here' National Gallery of Victoria White Night Melbourne 2016

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Click to link to Padlet:  Additional resources

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Click to link to Padlet:  Additional resources

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Click to open Padlet: Who are the First Peoples of Australia?

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Click to open Padlet: Who are the First Peoples of Australia?

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This Padlet has been designed for teachers and students.

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Click to open Padlet: JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live for Year 7-8 visual arts learning and teaching  

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Click to open Padlet: JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live for Year 7-8 visual arts learning and teaching  

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Josh Muir with Ample Projects - ‘Still Here’ National Gallery of Victoria White Night Melbourne 2016

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Excepts from the catalogue are provided here.

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This learning and teaching resource explores the life and practice of Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji artist Josh Muir through the retrospective touring exhibition JXSH MVIR: Forever I live, developed with KHT. You can read a review here, listen to an interview with KHT curator, Travis Curtin, here, and read an excerpt from the catalogue by clicking on the image above.

Art Education Australia is committed to culturally responsive approaches to visual art education. For educators who are not First Peoples of Australia, approaching this content authentically and respectfully with your students can be daunting. Advice and support can be found here.

This resource is intended for years 7-10 and in it we use the Australian Curriculum: The Arts: Visual Arts (Version 9.0) to develop:

conceptual and perceptual ideas and representations through design and inquiry processes

knowledge and skills in using visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials

critical and creative thinking skills through engagement with and development of visual arts practice

respect for and acknowledgment of the diverse roles, innovations, traditions, histories and cultures of artists, craftspeople and designers; visual arts as social and cultural practices; and industry as artists and audiences

confidence, curiosity, imagination and enjoyment

personal expression through engagement with visual arts practice and ways of representing and communicating. (Australian Curriculum: The Arts: Understanding this learning area: Visual Arts, 2024)

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To access a copy of the JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Catalogue, please contact Koorie Heriatage Trust.

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Photo: Nicole Smith-Walker.

The Koorie Heritage Trust is proud to present a range of exclusive merchandise based on artworks by the late Josh Muir (Gunditimara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji), currently showing in JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Birrarung Building, Fed Square (9 March - 14 July 2024).

JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live is the Koorie Heritage Trust's second solo exhibition of Josh Muir's work, and the first since his passing in 2022.

Featuring works from lenders and collectors across Australia, the exhibition showcases Josh's short but prolific artistic career during which he explored Country, culture, identity, colonisation, mental health, addiction, loss and grief.

We are also incredibly delighted and privileged to have worked with Shanaya Sheridan, Josh's partner, and Justine Berg, Josh's mother, as guest curators for the exhibition.

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Josh Muir - 'JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live' Exhibition Catalogue

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The Koorie Heritage Trust is proud to present a range of exclusive merchandise based on artworks by the late Josh Muir (Gunditimara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji),

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Josh Muir is an Australian First Peoples artist with a distinctive street art aesthetic. He is a Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara and Barkindji man, and grew up on Wadawurrung Country in Ballarat, VIC. His works are known for their vibrant use of colour and illustrative qualities, along with the incorporation of his First Peoples heritage and contemporary themes. The works showcase a unique blend of imagery and ideas that speaks of both his personal experiences and broader social issues.

Josh tragically died in 2022 at the age of 30, leaving behind a prolific catalogue of work and a strong First Peoples voice, as well as his life partner, Shanaya Sheridan, a Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Boon Wurrung woman, and their two young child. His family have given permission for his image, name and work to be used to continue his legacy. To find out more about Josh Muir and how his identity, experiences and values influenced his art, click here.

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Image: Title page from JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live catalogue, Koorie Heritage Trust, 2024. Courtesy of Koorie Heritage Trust, Justine Berg and Shanaya Sheridan

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Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) and Josh Muir

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Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) and Josh Muir

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The almost decade long relationship between Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) and Josh has been significant. Josh first exhibited with KHT in 2013 in a group show called The Ballarat Four when he was establishing himself as an artist. Later that year he also entered work in the inaugural Koorie Art Show, KHT’s annual art award show open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists living in Victoria (he entered work in all subsequent years until 2018 when he won the Lendlease Reconciliation Award). Josh's first solo show with KHT in 2018, Josh X Muir, was a testament to his ongoing exploration, development and refinement of his style, mediums and visual language he is so well known for. This exhibition, JXSH MVIR: Forever I live, is a retrospective honouring his brief but prolific career, and an opportunity to continue his legacy of storytelling, activism and healing through his chosen platform of art.

To find out more about Koorie Heritage Trust, click here.

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Image: Josh Muir (Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta, Barkindji), wallpaper design, Josh X Muir, Koorie Heritage Trust, 2018. Photo: Tiffany Garvie. Courtesy of Koorie Heritage Trust, Justine Berg and Shanaya Sheridan

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The Koorie Heritage Trust and Art Education Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Narrm, the Wurundjeri of the Kulin Nation, on whose lands we operate. We extend this acknowledgment to the Peoples and Lands to which this exhibition tours to. We also pay respect to the Yorta Yorta, whose lands surround the Dungala (Murray River), crossing the Victorian and New South Wales border, and include the townships of Echuca, Shepparton, Benalla, Corowa and Wangaratta, extending to just south of Deniliquin. We also pay respect to the Gunditjmara, the Traditional Custodians of the coastal areas in far south-western Victoria, encompassing Portland, Port Fairy, Warrnambool and inland to Camperdown, along with the Eastern Maar, whose lands cover a shared area from Macarthur, further north towards Ararat and across to Cressy and the Lorne region. We also pay respect to the Barkindji of the Baaka (Darling River) and the lands surrounding the Darling River basin of far-west New South Wales. We acknowledge Josh as a descendant of the Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara and Barkindji peoples.

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Art Education Australia (AEA) is the peak national body for visual art education in Australia.

We would like to thank the Koorie Heriatage Trust staff and the AEA committee members for contributing to the development of this resource.

Most importantly, we would like to thank Josh Muir for his amazing life and body of work, and his family for supporting this project.

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Art Education Australia represents and speaks for Visual Arts Education, both in Australia and in an international context.

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Recording of the AEA & KHT JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Zoom Launch

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Recording of the AEA & KHT JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Zoom Launch

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Watch the recording of the AEA & KHT JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live Zoom Launch 14/08/2024