ARONE MEEKS | 'Impact' | 2011 | Screenprint | Paper: 600 x 505 mmAt the heart of the work is Meeks unique visual languagewhere ancestral knowledge systems intersect with contemporary experience. Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent, his works evoke a living cosmology of guardianship, movement and renewal. Recurring formswaterholes, woven vessels and flowing systemsspeak to the interconnectedness of people, place and cultural responsibility.

In the 60s I was sent out to work on the mainland

Brian’s traditional ties to the Community are Yindji

Melissa uses her narrative skills and deep passion to bring hidden stories and experiences to light

She moved to Bamaga in 1989

Evidence that art’s ripples touch not only the worlds captured and shaped by artists

Our culture

Paper size: 1200 mm x 1820 mm

KAT HALL | ‘Moon Phase Micro’ | Ceramic Dish | 3 (h) x 9 (dia) cm

MARLENE NORMAN | 'Dragon Fly' | Ghost Net Sculpture

LAURA SCOTT STUDIO | ‘Sandcast Star Studs’ | 925 sterling silver

‘skullduggery’ highlights issues of bone hunting

Do not iron