Maryjane has been playing classical guitar for more than 30 years and has been a composer for 15 of those years. Her current focus in composition is music for contemporary guitar. She is also pursuing her life journey through music in a Masters degree in Composition, looking at incorporatng Indian rhythms into Western orchestral music. All of Mary-Jane's guitar pieces are a reflection of her personal experience and each has been written for someone who, at the time, had a great impact on both the direction and meaning of her life journey. Her recent collaboration with Dominic Wy Kanak has taught her a great deal about the relationships between white and Indigenous Australians. Just like her research into Indian rhythms, working with Dominic has presented Mary-Jane with a new and inspiring opportunity to see how different cultures can bring their different musics together, to create beautiful works. It is this theme of harmony in diversity that is an expression of both Maryjane's personal philosophy of life and the driving energy for the forthcoming exhibition - Samjjana.

Dominic Wy Kanak's immersion in percussion began with contemporary drumbeats on his family's traditional Torres Strait Island drum known as the 'warup'. Dominic also plays other traditional drums including the Irish bohran as well as the clapsticks. Dominic has performed professionally for many years.