One of the most acclaimed painters in Australia today, Julie Fragar’s work reaches into her own life via personal photographs and fascinating family history, resonating with audiences in a profound and personal way. Contemporary life is lived by many through social media, lending Fragar’s work an autobiographical, almost universal appeal—however— this is misleading. Like social media, like autobiography, Fragar’s work is the result of careful selection, editing, and obfuscation. It is a meticulous construct capable of embracing as well as distancing viewers through their own memories and associations. Biograph, Fragar’s first major survey exhibition, sets out to present fresh selections of work according to these instincts. Narrative, autobiography, identity, and memory are all dissected and reassembled through process and the lush materiality of paint. With works from throughout the artist’s career, Biograph will itself question the intricacies of autobiography as closely as the artist herself.