I grew up in Shepparton and spent many years with family at Cummeragunja (Barmah). I learnt how to get Bardi Grubs with my Grand Dad but he passed away when I was four years old. I learned the majority of my culture from my Uncle (Mum’s Brother) and he is still teaching me now. I …
Suzanne Atkinson is a proud Yorta-Yorta woman, mother and grandmother. She is an established artist who practices in a range of different media that includes traditional weaving, ceramics, painting, poetry and wood burning.Taking inspiration from her mother’s creative talent and her own ability to make artwork from what nature could provide, Suzanne studied Visual Art …
Tammy-Lee Atkinson is a Yorta-Yorta artist. She is a proud Aboriginal woman who loves to learn and share personal and familial stories about her culture. Being able to express her own story through painting, drawing and photography, she attaches strong symbolic meaning to images that represent her traditional culture in contemporary art contexts. Tammy-Lee completed …
Rochelle Patten is a Yorta-Yorta woman born on the veranda of the local Mooroopna hospital in 1948. Rochelle is a highly respected elder, cultural leader and artist in her community. Rochelle was always creative and in the early years she would watch her father carve and paint. In the 1990’s she had an accident …
Cynthia was born and raised in Mooroopna and over the years has filled her home with her beautiful creations. Reluctant to part with anything, she says her home is almost full to the rafters Her paintings adorn canvas, rocks, emueggs, timber, papier-mâché bowls, clap sticks, boomerangs, anything she can get her hands on and often …
Tiarne was born and nurtured on Wiradjuri Country in Wagga Wagga. She currently lives and creates on Yorta Yorta Country with her two children. In 2014, Tiarne joined Kaiela Arts and was taken under the wing of Gamilaraay artist Uncle Eric Brown. A self-taught contemporary artist, Tiarne enjoys painting, drawing and printmaking. Her artistry …
Kaiela Arts Shepparton acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are located in Shepparton which forms part of the Yorta Yorta Nation.