An exuberant new wall painting will transform the MCA’s Circular Quay entrance.

Walmajarri man John Prince Siddon (b. 1964, Derby, Western Australia) will create a 15-metre-long psychedelic tableau for the MCA’s 2026 Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission. This annual, temporary Commission is located at the MCA’s Circular Quay entrance and looks on to the waters of Warrane/Sydney Harbour. The 2026 Commission will be Siddon’s largest work to date.

Living and working in the remote township of Fitzroy Crossing in the West Kimberley, Siddon draws from the traditional craft of boab nut carving. He blends desert iconography, personal narrative and ancestral creation stories with imagery inspired by global current affairs. The artist’s works challenge conventional ideas of Indigenous painting, commenting on issues including climate change, endangered species, war, politics and the destruction of sacred sites.