Renae Lamb

I am a proud descendant of the Wiradjuri and Wongaibon people of Central West New South Wales. My family and I deeply identify with the Dubbo, Tangie and Dandaloo areas — where my father, Charlie Lamb, was raised, and where many of my ancestors have been laid to rest.

I was born and raised on the homelands of the Wonnarua, Awabakal and Worimi communities — lands that shaped my upbringing, where I watched my father run his farm and learned from him the power of perseverance. This is where I have had the privilege of raising my three children, in the Karuah and Swan Bay community on Worimi Country.

Country holds a deep pride for me — it gives me a sense of belonging. I feel my ancestors guiding me in all that I create, and I carry their wisdom in every step I take.

Midnight Dreaming began in 2019 as a dance studio — culturally safe dance, leadership and education for children, youth and adults. Through COVID it moved online, came back in person, and grew into visual art and fashion design, grounded in Aboriginal sovereignty and self-determination.

In 2021 a $7,000 Many Rivers loan bought one hundred pyjama sets. They became $35,000 in sales — and the label was born. Strength is not a slogan here; it is the business model.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle, majoring in Global Indigenous Studies with a minor in Education, and I am an alumna of the Ma & Morley Scholars Program.

Renae works in traditional materials and techniques — ochre, emu feathers, weaving, lomandra, stringybark and twining — creating contemporary pieces that reflect ancient practices alive in community today.

Her visual language is contour line and concentric ring: rivers and songlines binding nations, the strata of women’s knowledge, the rings of gathering. Each piece is a testament to the wisdom of ancestors, preserved through art.

Cultural training, performance and leadership pathways for the next generation. School programs across Newcastle, the Hunter and NSW. Performances at NAIDOC Week, Ngarrama, Rising From the Embers, Giyi Para, Bangang Daangang, NRL Indigenous Round and Dance Rites.

This is more than a brand. Midnight Dreaming exists to reconnect people to culture, to Country, and to themselves — through creative expression and community.