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MESSAGES AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INDIGENOUS ART FAIR ciaf.com.au 15 - 17 July 2O16 Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal ART FAIR & EXHIBITION CATALOGUE 2O16 Bilan gudan gimuy Welcome to Cairns from the Tribal Authority of Cairns, the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people. Yidinji mimjan njundu bama wabil AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INDIGENOUS ART FAIR wawal Gimuy yabanday bama bidjuga A message from On behalf of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people welcome you to our country, people, I welcome you to our Country, Cairns. the Traditional now known as Cairns. Owners For generations, Cairns has continued to be a meeting place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, a gateway to Australia and the Asia- Pacific region. I trust you will enjoy the cultural and artistic presentations that CIAF has on offer. Welcome to Yidinji Country. Gudjugudju, Yidinji Elder Steven Kepper, Dugong and calf, 2O16, Ghostnet Sculpture. Photo: Paul Jakubowski Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is Australia’s premier Indigenous Art Fair and the quintessential celebration of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture. CIAF conveys the rich diversity of Queensland Indigenous art from more than 3OO artists in a curated Art Fair as well as a bustling Art Market. Included in CIAF’s exciting program is dance, music, film, workshops and knowledge sharing - features of the CIAF celebration that renders the event an unforgettable experience. CIAF is committed to providing an ethical point of sale for Queensland Indigenous art and to supporting the career development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across the state. The Art Fair works under a commitment to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct. The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is supported by Arts Queensland through Backing Indigenous Art (BIA) a program that aims to build a stronger, more sustainable and ethical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts industry and though the visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian State and Territory Governments. PATRON NATIONAL PUBLICITY His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey, AC AVVISO Public Relations Governor of Queensland CAIRNS PUBLICITY PATRON – FIRST NATIONS Pip Miller PR Henrietta Fourmile-Marrie BOARD MEMBERS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tom Mosby - Chair Janina Harding Bob Manning GENERAL MANAGER Alex de Waal Vanessa Gillen Gillian Mailman COLLECTORS AND CURATORS PROGRAM Leo Akee MANAGER Judy Watson Hetti Perkins SPECIAL THANKS MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Gudgugudgu Sonja Anderson Roger Mainwood OPERATIONS MANAGER Chris Stannard and the Tanks Arts Centre team Sam Gibb Kate Lamason & Jolene Richardson PERFORMANCE PROGRAM MANAGER Sue Godkin Marilyn Miller Sharon Weatherall CURATORIAL ASSISTANT Lizzie Reeves Danelle Nicol CIAF Volunteer team CURATOR, CIAF FASHION PERFORMANCE JANA JARAL (RESPECT) CATALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY Grace Lillian Lee Michael Marzik ADMINISTRATION OFFICER DESIGN Wanda Weatherall Impress Art Graphic Designs CONTACT US www.ciaf.com.au | E: [email protected] | T: +61 7 4O5O 7712 Information in this publication is current at time of printing. FRONT COVER: Elliot Koonutta, Dreamtime Dingo Story (Ku Awa), 2O15, Limited Edition Lino Cut Print LEFT: Wanda Gibson, Bayji, 2O16, Bayjin grass, Traditional weaving basket AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INDIGENOUS ART FAIR ciaf.com.au CONTENTS WELCOME COMMERCIAL GALLERIES His Excellency the 8 Martin Browne Contemporary 38 Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Michael Reid 4O Governor of Queensland, LOCAL GALLERIES Patron - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Canopy Art Centre 44 Henrietta Fourmile-Marrie, 9 Cape York Art 46 Patron First Nations KickArts Contemporary Arts 48 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Umbrella Studio Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, 1O Contemporary Arts 5O Premier of Queensland UMI Arts - Gallery of Aboriginal 52 and Minister for the Arts and Torres Strait Islander Art GUEST ARTIST Hon Kate Jones MP, 11 Arone Meeks 54 Queensland Minister for Tourism, Teho Ropeyarn 55 Major Events and Small Business Councillor Bob Manning, Mayor of Cairns 12 INDEPENDENT ARTISTS Tom Mosby, CIAF Board Chairperson 13 Delvene Cockatoo-Collins 57 Janina Harding, Artistic Director 15 Jedess Hudson 58 Karen Reys 59 EXHIBITION Munganbana Norman Miller 6O CULTURAL BLISS 16 Taritah Von Roehl 61 AN ARTISTIC RESPONSE TO HAPPINESS Curated by Hetti Perkins and Janina Harding IMPACT 63 NEW MEDIA WORKS AND EXHIBITORS GRACE LILLIAN LEE: BODY SCULPTURE Erub Arts 18 A partnership between CIAF and Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2O Cairns Regional Gallery Hope Vale Arts & Cultural Centre 22 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 67 Lockhart River Art Gang 24 MI Art - Mornington Island 26 THE CHILL ROOM 68 Pormpuraaw Arts & Cultural Centre 28 JANA JARAL (RESPECT) 69 Wei’num Arts 3O CIAF FASHION PERFORMANCE Wik And Kugu Aurukun Art Centre 32 ART FAIR MAP 7O Message from the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance 34 SPONSORS & PARTNERS 73 Opposite: David Marpoondin, Big Ku’, 2O16, Acrylic & Binders on Milk Wood; Bevan Namponan, Black Ku’, 2O16, Acrylic & Binders on Milk Wood AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INDIGENOUS ART FAIR 7 WELCOME WELCOME As Governor of Queensland and Patron of the Cairns Indigenous Art As Patron First Nations of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, and also on Fair, and acknowledging First Nations Patron, Henrietta Fourmile- behalf of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people, the traditional owners of Marrie, I welcome international and Australian visitors as well as Gimuy, now known as Cairns, of the land on which the seventh fair is the people of Far North Queensland who have loyally supported this taking place, I would like to welcome you all, locals and visitors to the unique celebration of culture and country since the very first Fair in region alike, to what has now become one of our region’s signature 2OO9. events. Most of all, I would like to extend a special welcome to and an The many collectors, curators, writers and critics who have travelled acknowledgement of our First Nations’ artists, many who are from here for this three-day art fair are vitally important. Their connections our regional communities throughout north Queensland and the His Excellency with the wider world give the participating artists (more than a Henrietta Torres Strait – the people who ultimately give CIAF its extraordinary hundred of them) a rare opportunity to tell their stories and sell their Fourmile-Marrie reputation as the country’s premier Indigenous art fair. To you all – the Honourable work. our visual artists who work in and explore many different media, our Paul de Jersey AC PATRON FIRST NATIONS fashion designers and models, our musicians and dancers, and all Visitors also play a key role in generating greater community interest CAIRNS INDIGENOUS our Indigenous entrepreneurs and business people who are also part GOVERNOR OF in and strengthening our understanding of Queensland’s rich and ART FAIR of the wider CIAF community and who participate in and support not QUEENSLAND, vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. I trust that, only CIAF itself, but also its many satellite events. PATRON - CAIRNS like me, they will return to their homes as committed advocates It is extraordinary to think that every year since the inaugural event INDIGENOUS ART FAIR for the Fair, for the contributing artists and communities, and for at the Tanks Arts Centre in 2OO9 CIAF keeps raising the bar on the magnificent marine and rainforest environments of tropical its own and the Cairns community’s expectations to become the Queensland. quintessential celebration of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres On behalf of all Queenslanders, I congratulate the CIAF Board and Strait Islander cultures. Last year’s CIAF, making full use of both staff on bringing this latest art fair to fruition and thank the foundation sheds at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, attracted record crowds of partners, the Queensland and federal governments, as well as more than 5O,OOO, the CIAF fashion performance was attended by a the many other sponsors and supporters at all levels who have sell-out capacity audience of 75O, and the art market attracted sales contributed so generously - their investment of financial and in kind of over $2OO,OOO – all new benchmarks. We can all hardly wait for Jana Jaral, this year’s CIAF 2O16 fashion performance! support, as well as time and effort, is vital not only to the continued success of the art fair, but to maintaining a strong economy and CIAF has earned a special place in the Cairns community. It is now sustaining a diverse and robust tourism industry in this region. deeply embedded in the cultural landscape of our city. It showcases what we, as First Nations’ peoples are capable of, it inspires all of us and provides opportunity paths for all our young people demonstrating the many possible careers available in the cultural sector. CIAF has become a profound source of pride to not only our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities, but to our city and our region. An event that we can all participate in and celebrate together. I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful leadership of the CIAF board of directors, the CIAF team who put it all together, the support of our many sponsors and partners, the work and effort of our Indigenous arts organisations, UMI Arts and the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance, participating venues including the Cairns Regional Gallery, COCA, Canopy Art Centre, KickArts Contemporary Arts and the Tanks Arts Centre, and the support of the Cairns Regional Council, the Queensland Government and the Australia Council for the Arts. To you all – the artists, the gallery owners and curators, our communities, our visitors and international guests, bilan gudan Gimuy. 8 CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR 2O16 AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INDIGENOUS ART FAIR 9 WELCOME WELCOME Every year art enthusiasts from across Australia and the world visit Welcome to Tropical North Queensland for the Cairns Indigenous Art Far North Queensland to attend the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, drawn Fair – a wonderful celebration of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres by the unique artwork of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Strait Islander culture.