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In 1986 Ellen José participated in the NAIDOC '86 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander Photographers at the Aboriginal Artists Gallery, Sydney. During 1985 and 1986 she contributed distinctive logos and poster designs for the Australian Anarchist Centenary Celebrations held in Melbourne around 1 May 1986.
Alick Tipoti (born 1975), whose traditional name is Zugub, is a Torres Strait Islander artist, linguist, and activist of the Kala Lagaw Ya people, from Badu Island, in the Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait). His work includes painting, installations, printmaking, sculpture and mask-making, and is focused on preserving the culture and languages of his ...
Thaiday was born in 1950 [1] on Erub, of the Meriam Mir people of Torres Strait Island.. Thaiday's father, Tat Thaiday, was a cultural leader, choreographer, songwriter and gardener, [2] and dhari played an important role in the traditional Torres Strait Islander ceremonies in Ken's youth. [1]
Torres Strait Islanders (/ ˈ t ɒr ɪ s / TORR-iss) [3] are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal peoples of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians .
Seaman Dan was born on 25 August 1929 in the general hospital on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait Islands Region of Far North Queensland, Australia. [1] His great-grandfather was a sailor from Jamaica in the West Indies, and his great-grandmother a chief's daughter from New Caledonia. [2]
Thomas Mayo was born in 1977 on the land of the Larrakia people in Darwin, Northern Territory. [1] His father, Celestino Mayor, is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man who also has Filipino and Dayak ancestry. His mother, Liz Mayor, was of Polish and English ancestry. His maternal grandfather was a Jewish refugee from Poland. [2]
She is a founding member of the Murris in Ink artist collective, a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in North Queensland. [ 3 ] In 2014, Mabo was commissioned to create two huge murals at the James Cook University 's Singapore campus, using linocut printing.
Finalist, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award: 2007, 2008 Wintjiya Napaltjarri (also spelt Wentjiya , Wintjia or Wentja , c. 1923–1934 – 2014), also known as Wintjia Napaltjarri No. 1 , [ 1 ] was a Pintupi -speaking Indigenous artist from Australia 's Western Desert region.