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27 May, 2023
Talented artists
FAR North Queensland’s young and emerging First Nations artists are showcasing their works at the Culture Through Our Eyes exhibition.
Featuring the work of 15 young artists, Culture Through Our Eyes encompassing a colourful and impressive collection of 22 works on canvas plus jewellery that are uniquely inspired by the artists’ homelands, culture, and experience.
Culture Through Our Eyes exhibiting artists are Solace Barnaby, Kaissia Dick, Holly Douglas, Joyce Douglas-Wallis, Chyler Kohler, Zamira Martin, Chloe McGilvary, Jahzara Michl, Mareja Pootchemunka, Olivia Pootchemunka, Kay Kay Sambo, Timesha Sandy, Mahalia Spratt, Gwen Thomas, and Tarek Turner.
All artists are students of Djarragun College, Gordonvale, except for Jahzara Michl. UMI Arts exhibition manager Robyne Pacey said Culture Through Our Eyes was a youth arts initiative launched in 2022 to provide a user-friendly introduction to Queensland’s vibrant Indigenous arts industry.
“This program provides an inclusive and supportive platform for young, First Nations creators to use artistic expression to show their talent and share their culture,” she said.
“It is wonderful to see this collective response from our young people and more importantly, their fresh perspectives about society and culture,” said Ms Pacey.
Culture Through Our Eyes will open with a smoking ceremony and Traditional Owners welcome at 6.30pm today (Friday, May 26) at the UMI Arts Gallery, Jensen St, Manoora. Artworks on show as part of this exhibition are display only. The exhibition will run until 30 June 2023.
Established since 2005, UMI Arts is the peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural organisation in FNQ.
