Blak Lens: emerging Aboriginal photographers join forces – in pictures

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Bobbi Lockyer is a Ngarluma, Kariyarra, Nyulnyul and Yawuru woman born and based on Kariyarra country in Port Hedland. Working across fine art paintings, photography, illustration and graphic design, she was awarded the 2021 Naidoc artist of the year award, and is an official creator for Nikon Australia. She specialises in creating traditional Aboriginal family and baby images, as well as high-end fashion and editorial photography, and leads art and photography workshops to pass her skills on to others

Films Watched in 2022:

71. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005) - Dir. John Henderson

Choked back tears in the last few minutes because of and for Lucho and then when the match ended, players came up to him, he showed his shirt again, and Klopp came to give him a warm, comforting, proud hug. God. You try not crying then.

So happy he of all people got the tying goal in extra time. "Para papa" was enough to make me crumble and "libertad para papa." What he's going through right now is unfathomable. Please let them find his dad safe and sound.

OH SHIT I DIDN'T REALISE IT'S NAIDOC WEEK. Indigenous peoples of Australia are all radical as hell and lets appreciate the generations that have survived and their culture that has survived!! I'm not going to state what land I live on for privacy reasons, but if you are Australian and DON'T know what land you're on please go do that research today and find out at the very least. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples lived on this land for far longer than its been colonised for, and a lot of indigenous peoples died in that process to build the foundation of "Australia" (and still die). The theme of this week is For Our Elders who we are INCREDIBLY lucky to have considering the horrific treatment they've had to endure.

Where there is knowledge there are our Elders. Our Elders paved the pathways for us, taught us our knowledge, our history, they passed down their art, stories and wisdom. Our Elders are the foundation of our communities and role models for our children. With this poster I wanted to showcase how important our Elders are in passing down traditions and culture to our children and future. - Bobbi Lockyer born and based on Kariyarra Country

I admit, I myself don't know nearly as much as I should about the cultures that came before I was even born or even the current happenings and issues. But there is always time to learn more!! And that always starts with awareness and listening to people who've come before.

Kimberley Blak Pride returns in 2024 as a week-long festival

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Kimberley Blak Pride returns in 2024 as a week-long festival

After the resounding success of their 2023 event, Kimberley Blak Pride is returning with a historic First Nations pride festival in Broome.

Kimberley Blak Pride aims to bring visibility to the First Nations SBLGBTIQA+ mob in the Kimberley, to empower them, provide voice and safe spaces to celebrate and be who they want to be without stigma and prejudice, together with family, friends and allies.

Kimberley Blak Pride Festival will be the first of its kind held in Western Australia,

For a full week, Goolarri and the Gimme Club will transform, hosting many free or affordable events like the Out and Proud Kimberley Blak Pride Parade, Queer Movies Under the Stars, Queerokie, a Queer Blak writers event presented by Magabala Books featuring Bardi poet Bebe Oliver (nee Backhouse), a Queer fashion show by award-winning artists and fashion designers, Bobbi and Skye Lockyer, and more.

Kimberley Blak Pride founder Tony Lee is looking forward to an even bigger event in 2024: “The event last year was such an unbelievable success, that we knew we’d have to return in 2024.

“There’s much more to celebrate about First Nations Queer culture, and we’ve created the festival so the community can truly connect and show the strength and diversity of our Blak rainbow mob.”

Kimberley Blak Pride Festival 2024 Program

Out and Proud Kimberley Blak Pride Parade

Sat 27 April, 4.30pm

Meet at Guwarri Beach and march to Goolarri

An historic event, as never before in the Kimberley has a Queer Rainbow Parade been held. Proudly led by our First Nations Elders and less abled mob, join our SBLGBTIQA+ mob, our families, our friends, our allies and community organisations and businesses in this historic walk.

Register here if you are an organisation or business. Individuals are not required to register.

Kimberley Blak Pride Festival Official Launch

Sat 27 April, 6pm

Goolarri Amphitheatre

We will officially Welcome to Country our Kimberley Queer Blak mob to the start of our historic festival, together with our families, friends and allies. There will be music and dancing, food vans, kids’ activities, bespoke arts and crafts, stalls, glitter face painting and some awesome door prizes. A truly community fun event – all welcome.

This event is free.

Writing Blak and Queer Panel

Sun 28 April, 4.30–5.30pm

Gimme Club

Join four of Australia’s most successful First Nations Queer writers and illustrators as they share intimate portraits of their careers, the stories and people that inspired them and the power of Blak Queer creativity.

This event is free.

Kimberley Blak Pride Spoken Word

Sun 28 April, 6pm

Gimme Club

Magabala creators, Broome Queer storytellers and community heroes all take to the mic to share new work, personal stories and that special Blak Queer joy. Expect to be moved, to share laughter and to catch a glimpse into the profound connections forged with culture, family, and place.

This event is free.

Queerokie

Mon 29 April, 7–10pm

Gimme Club

Join our host Margie Martin for a night where a star or two will be born. Hit all the notes of the rainbow at Broome’s most fabulous karaoke event. Strike a pose, warm up those vocals and belt out your favourite hits with all your friends.

$15. Tickets on sale here.

Still Here, Still Queer: Blak Loud and Proud Fashion Show

Presented by Bobbie and Skye Lockyer

Tue 30 April, 7pm

Goolarri Amphitheatre

Award winning artists and fashion designers, Bobbie and Skye Lockyer’s ground-breaking fashion showcase is an ode to diversity, identity, and unapologetic self-expression. Join us for an electrifying runway experience, where First Nations Queer fashion designers and Nagula Jarndu Women’s Centre take centre stage, seamlessly blending traditional elements with contemporary flair. Be prepared to witness a fusion of cultural heritage and cutting-edge fashion, a celebration of individuality, and a vibrant display of Queer Indigenous creativity at Kimberley Blak Pride Festival.

This event is free.

Queer Movies Under the Stars

Wed 1 May, 6.30pm

Goolarri Amphitheatre

The best of Australian and International First Nations Queer cinema comes to Broome for one night of entertainment under the stars. The line-up includes Australia’s Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) winner of both best short film and the audience award at My Queer Career; Blakfellas Who Can’t Dance; Sparkles; plus international shorts Kapaemahu (Hawaii); This is the Way We Rise (Hawaii); The Rogers (Samoa); and Tuullik (Greenland)

This event is free.

Blak Balls Drag Bingo

Thu 2 May, 7pm

Gimme Club

The undisputed Queen of Kimberley Blak Pride, Mizz Ida-Ho Mo is back for a night of outrageous Queer Blak Kimberley humour, maybe some bingo and if you’re lucky fabulous drag.

Kimberley Blak Pride Out and Proud Symposium

Fri 3 May, 8am registrations, 8.30am start

Gimme Club

Join Queer change makers, community leaders, researchers, SBLGBTIQA+ Aboriginal community organisations and industry peak bodies for the inaugural Out and Proud Symposium speaking to the experiences and needs of Kimberley Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander SBLGBTIQA+ mob.

This event will also be Live Streamed.

Registrations essential.

Kimberley Blak Pride Extravaganza Dance Party

Sat 4 May, 7pm til late

Goolarri

Showcasing the Kimberley’s best First Nations Drag Queens, Drag Kings, DJs, musos and performers in the transformed Goolarri Amphitheatre! Dance the night away with epic sets, outrageous outfits and that special Kimberley spirit.

$50. Tickets on sale here.

Kimberley Blak Pride  is running from Saturday 27 April–Saturday 4 May 2024. For more information, follow Kimberley Blak Pride on Facebook. 

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First headliners confirmed for Moreton Bay PrideFest 2024

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Premier League: Liverpool show support for missing Luis Diaz as Manchester City crush Manchester United

Manchester Metropolis underlined the massive gulf in high quality between themselves and Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool confirmed their assist for lacking teammate Luis Diaz, whose dad and mom have been kidnapped in Colombia. Outdated Trafford paid tribute to late United nice Bobby Charlton earlier than kick-off, with supporters unveiling a banner that learn: "The best English footballer the world has ever seen". However reminiscences of previous glories did not translate on the pitch, with the house group fully outclassed by the champions, who by no means needed to get out of second gear of their 3-0 win.Champions Metropolis made the a lot of the early run and have been awarded a penalty when VAR confirmed a foul on Rasmus Hojlund's Rodriy because the ball was crossed into the world from the free-kick.It was Manchester Metropolis's first spot-kick within the twenty seventh assembly between the edges at Outdated Trafford within the Premier League.Erling Haaland stepped as much as head residence from the spot, his twelfth aim of the season in all competitions.Metropolis goalkeeper Ederson saved a Scott McTominay pile-driver whereas Andre Onana was heroic on the different finish as Haaland appeared sure to move residence.However the Norwegian ahead made no mistake simply after the break, heading in a header from Bernardo Silver's cross.Phil Foden made it 3-0 with 10 minutes remaining after being arrange by Haaland.Liverpool TributeEarlier, Liverpool brushed apart Nottingham Forest on the identical scoreline.Targets from Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez earlier than the break and a second-half effort from Mohamed Salah ensured Jurgen Klopp's aspect maintained their 100 per cent residence report within the Premier League this season.Diaz held aloft the quantity seven jersey after Jota scored - the Colombian has been dominated out of Liverpool's squad following a kidnapping incident in his residence nation.Colombian President Gustavo Petro mentioned on Saturday that the winger's mom had been rescued however the seek for his father continued."Lewis stayed with us on the lodge then he went residence," Jota instructed the BBC. "It is a very troublesome state of affairs and I do not know the way anybody would react if it occurred to you."He was going to play. I performed as an alternative, and I confirmed him his shirt to say we're with him and we hope every thing's going to be okay."Liverpool completed fourth within the desk forward of Tottenham, Arsenal and Metropolis.Excessive-flying Aston Villa, in fifth place, received their twelfth consecutive residence recreation within the Premier League, beating struggling Luton 3-1.Unai Emery's aspect made gentle work of their opponents, with targets from John McGinn and Moussa Diaby placing them above Luton captain Tom Lockyer in his personal internet."It is nonetheless an extended course of for me right here and I wish to work to enhance as all the time," Emery instructed Sky Sports activities."After all I am comfortable however nonetheless critical, critical about the best way I wish to construct and enhance right here."After their glowing begin to the season, Brighton have misplaced extra floor.The south coast membership went 1-0 up by way of Evan Ferguson however Fulham equalized by way of midfielder Joao Palhinha.Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the one aim of the sport as Everton beat West Ham 1-0 to maneuver above the relegation zone.Matters lined on this article #Premier #League #Liverpool #present #assist #lacking #Luis #Diaz #Manchester #Metropolis #crush #Manchester #United Read the full article

Hedland designers Nat Dann and Bobbi Lockyer to bring the Pilbara to New York Fashion Week 2022

Hedland designers Nat Dann and Bobbi Lockyer to bring the Pilbara to New York Fashion Week 2022

Two Hedland First Nations creatives will show off the artistic skills of Pilbara after having their designs selected to be exhibited at the 2022 New York Fashion Week.

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Kariyarra Aboriginal mother and child, Australia, by Bobbi Lockyer

Photographer, Storyteller + Solo Parent Bobbi Lockyer On The Importance Of Birthing On Country

Photographer, Storyteller + Solo Parent Bobbi Lockyer On The Importance Of Birthing On Country

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Bobbi Lockyer lives on on Kariyarra Country (Port Hedland, WA) with her four boys Sebastian (13), Zenith (9), Lawrence (6) and August (4). Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

‘We live in Hedland, so it really only rains during cyclone season in summer. If it’s a major cyclone where we can’t go outside we paint or watch movies to pass the time,’ Bobbi says. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

In her spare time and in order to unwind, Bobbi paints Port Hedland. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

‘My mum would tell me about the beautiful, bright coral and seashells all along the beach – everything that was here before the port, the spoilbank and all that. It was all under crystal clear water. I just love her vivid descriptions.I try and paint it how it was before my time, how I imagine it to be.’ Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Left: August roaming. Right: Bobbi with Zenith. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Bobbi captured these beautiful images of her sons herself. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

‘Sunday is our favourite day of the week. We go to church and the kids love their children’s church and creche. Afterwards we have lunch with all our friends. We go home and chill for a little while during the hottest part of the day,’ says Bobbi. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Due to her own traumatic birth experiences, Bobbi is passionate about Birthing on Country. She documents the practice in her photography, and advocates for greater support around it. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Bobbi is a creator and storyteller, single mother of four, Aboriginal woman, trauma survivor, friend, aunty and artist. She’s a keeper of chickens, quails and cats, a pasta-by-the-kilo maker, painter, photographer and fashion designer. Her collaboration with Deadly Denim featured at Paris Fashion Week this year.

Bobbi shares a lot about her life on Instagram. She’s healing in real time from a violent relationship and from deep birth trauma, and lets people into her story as a way to heal them, too. 

Over one third of Australian women describe their birth as traumatic, and that number is disproportionately higher for Indigenous Australian women. There’s also evidence to support that Indigenous women are between 35-80 times more likely to experience domestic violence than non-Indigenous women. 80. Eight zero. 

Her own birth experience is part of the reason Bobbi advocates for and documents Birthing on Country. On one level, Birthing on Country means giving birth on the lands of one’s ancestors. In a wider sense, it’s a call for a reform of our maternity health system, to help close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous birth outcomes. 

Bobbi is tending to the wound frame by frame, brushstroke by brushstroke. She’s also funny, dry and completely herself. Her hair was cut short and glowing hot pink through my computer screen. Last month it was purple. I asked her why she changed it so frequently. She said: why be boring?

What’s your favourite area of the house? 

My bedroom I think. It’s filled with things I love and my kids all love to be in there with me. We watch movies or just chill together talking. My next favourite would be my art studio, obviously.

What do you feed four boys for dinner? 

They love pasta. They’re just always hungry. I’ve got a Thermomix and we’ll do fettucine carbonara in that. That’s their favorite. We eat a lot of chicken and vegetables. We don’t really eat a lot of red meat. They love noodles, they love rice.  

Do you have any help parenting? 

No, not really. I do it all on my own. When I’m doing events and shoots I have a babysitter. And if my Mum’s in town she’ll have the kids for a couple of days here and there. But yeah, basically I’m doing it on my own.

Oof. How do you not go….

Insane? Lately it’s been painting. I love painting. I do it when the kids are sleeping or when they’re playing. We’ve got chickens and cats and quails, so there’s a lot of animals around. The kids will be with the animals and I’ll paint or play with them. Sometimes I take a ‘me day’ and get my hair done or my nails done, or something. Everyone asks me, how do you do it? I don’t know the answer. I still have three kids in my bed, because we co-sleep. They have their own rooms and their own beds, which they must think are just for decoration.  

Am I seeing cats in there, too? 

The two cats are in. Porsha and Lucy. They take turns between my bed and my oldest son’s bed. Usually Porsha will go to his bed and Lucy, who doesn’t really like anyone, will sleep in my bed, like she’s the queen. 

Sounds like a great photo. What was the last shoot you did? 

I shot a mother-baby session yesterday. It was the full moon and the mum really wanted the moon in a pink sky over the water. So we did that last night. It was really beautiful.

You have an incredible photo of a baby during a smoking ceremony. Can you tell me about it? What’s happening in this photo? 

That’s my first cousin’s baby when he was about three or four months old. We went out to a sacred spot for women only, a dry river bed about 90kms from Port Hedland. My aunty, me and my cousin were there. We burned leaves and wafted the smoke over the baby, which is supposed to ward away bad spirits or bad energy and also helps to strengthen the baby’s lungs. 

We sat together under the tree and made head pieces out of red wool, one for each of us and one for baby. My aunty showed us how to hook the wool around our toe and wind it all together. Then we painted ourselves up and collected flowers to finish the head pieces. We sat in the river sand and shared stories about the place. It was just really nice. 

I know Birthing on Country is a recurring theme in your work. Is that something you got to experience with your babies? 

No. My last birth was horrible. I’m still working through a lot of trauma from that and healing from that. There was a time after it I thought I never wanted to photograph another baby again. It took me about a year to get back into it. I’m still working through my own healing. 

I can’t talk about it too much, but it’s a huge reason why I’m so passionate about Birthing on Country, because I wasn’t given those options. I was denied having my traditions and culture included in my births. I wasn’t allowed to have my family in the room. I was denied access to an Aboriginal worker and things like that. That’s why I’m really, really passionate about it and want to keep highlighting it and trying to make change.

What do you think about when you paint? 

A lot of my paintings are of Port Hedland. I think about the stories I know about this place. My Mum would tell me about the beautiful, bright coral and seashells all along the beach – everything that was here before the port, the spoilbank and all that. It was all under crystal clear water. I just love her vivid descriptions. I try and paint it how it was before my time, how I imagine it to be. 

All four boys in one place. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

FAMILY FAVOURITES

Rainy day activity? 

We live in Hedland, so it really only rains during cyclone season in summer. The rain is warm and we run under it. If it’s a major cyclone where we can’t go outside, we paint or watch movies to pass the time.

Go-to album? 

Lizzo or Thelma Plum.

Sunday ritual? 

Sunday is our favourite day of the week. We go to church and the kids love their children’s church and creche. Afterwards we have lunch with all our friends. We go home and chill for a little while during the hottest part of the day.

Once the temperature drops enough we spend hours at the beach and the park with their scooters. We sometimes cook a BBQ at the park and by the time we get home the kids are ready for bed. 

Favourite cafe? 

In Hedland it would be Harbour Cafe, in Perth it would be The Robot Bun Cafe.

Weekend getaway? 

We love going for long drives, somewhere like Karijini for the weekend or Point Samson.

Updates

1. I have updated my email it is now [email protected] which is on my site http://sunsetblvdtrades.weebly.com 2. I am still open for trades and Sales 3. These are my latest new videos: Videos:(All Les Miserables) Royal Albert Hall 10th Anniversary October 1995 Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Michael Ball (Marius), Lea Salonga (Eponine), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thenardier), Alun Armstrong (Thenardier) Type: MP4 Quality: A+ Notes: Proshot DVD rip of the concert. Broadway April 22, 2003 Andrew Valera (Jean Valjean), Terrence Mann (Javert), Jayne Patterson (Fantine), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Kevin Kern (Marius), Diana Kaarina (Eponine), Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras), Nick Wyman Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A- Broadway May 18, 2003 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Randal Keith (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Jayne Paterson (Fantine), Sandra Turley (Cosette), Diana Kaarina (Eponine), Kevin Kern (Marius), Christopher Mark Peterson (Enjolras), Nick Jonas (Gavroche) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: B+ Notes: Highlights of act two. Includes some of the speeches and special performances by former cast members. UK Tour May 6, 2005 Kerry Ellis (Fantine) Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A- Broadway November 11, 2006 Victor Hawks (u/s Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Celia Keenan Bolger (Eponine), Aaron Lazar (Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thenardier), Drew Sarich (Grantaire), Jacob Levine (Gavroche) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- Broadway February 17, 2007 Alexander Gemignani (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Celia Kennan Bolger (Eponine), Drew Sarich (Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Jenny Galloway (Madame Thenardier) Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A Broadway May 12, 2007 Alexander Gemignani (Jean Valjean), Drew Sarich (u/s Javert), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Mandy Bruno (Eponine), Max von Essen (Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Ann Harada (Madame Thenardier), Stephen Trafton (u/s Grantaire) Type: WMV Quality: A- Broadway June 1, 2007 Alexander Gemignani (Jean Valjean), Ben Davis (Javert), Lea Salonga (Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacob (Marius), Marissa McGowan (Eponine), Max Von Essen (Enjolras), Gary Beach (Thenardier), Ann Harada (Madame Thenarider) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- Broadway August 24, 2007 Drew Sarich (Jean Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Nikki Renee Daniels (u/s Fantine), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Megan McGinnis (Eponine), Max von Essen (Enjolras), Becca Ayers (u/s Madame Thenardier), Chip Zien (Thenardier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A North Shore Music Theatre October 23, 2007 Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean), Devin Richards (Javert), Jacquelyn Piro (Fantine), Renee Brna (Cosette), Charles Hagerty (Marius), Joanne Javien (Eponine), Charley Brady (Enjolras), Inga Ballard (Madame Thenardier), Ron Winski (Thenardier), Joanna Rosen (Young Cosette) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A+ Note: Proshot from the dress rehearsal. Walnut Street Theatre May 17, 2008 Hugh Panaro (Jean Valjean), Paul Schoeffler (Javert), Jessica Bogart (Fantine), Julie Craig (Cosette), Christina DeCicco (Eponine), Jeffrey Coon (Enjolras), Scott Greer (Thenardier), Dawn Spence (Madame Thenardier), Gianna Bruzzese/Laurel Gwynne Yaros (Young Cosette), Danielle Rosenthal/Maggie Fitzgerald (Young Eponine), Brandon O'Rourke/Dante Mignucci (Gavroche), Peter Schmitz (The Bishop), Ben Dibble, Kelley Faulkner, Constantine Germanacos, Darren Michael Hengst, Danielle Herbert, Joe Jackson, Mary Martello, Michael Philip O'Brien, Katie O'Shaughnessey, Steve Pacek, Jennifer Page, Fran Prisco, Ilona Rubenstien, Nicholas F. Saverine, Abigail Sparrow, Denise Whelan Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A Notes: Non replica production. Hollywood Bowl August 9, 2008 J. Mark McVey (Jean Valjean), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Javert), Melora Hardin (Fantine), Michele Maike (Cosette), John Lloyd Young (Marius), Lea Michele (Eponine), Tom Lowe (Enjolras) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- West End September 2008 Drew Sarich (Jean Valjean), Richard Woodford (Javert), Allyson Brown (Fantine), Leanne Dobinson (Cosette), Jon Robyns (Marius), Nancy Sullivan (Eponine), David Thaxton (Enjolras), Jackie Marks (Madame Thernadier), Jimmy Johnstone (Thernadier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: B+ Notes: Nice video with clear sound and good picture; camera gets lost sometimes as it is very dark and a railing blocks the bottom of the screen at times. Also includes highlights from another performance with Jonathan Williams, Earl Carpenter, Mark Dugdale, Greg Castiglioni. UK Tour Paris, France, June 20, 2010 John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Madalena Alberto (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Luke Kempner (u/s Marius), Rosalind James (Eponine), Jon Robyns (Enjolras), Ashley Artus (Thenardier), Lynne Wilmot (Madame Thenardier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- Notes: The second act starts at "Drink with Me." Really shaky thorughout, spotlight washout, good zooms, blurry at times. Includes curtain call. UK Tour, London, Barbican theatre September 17, 2010 Christopher Jacobsen (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Madalena Alberto (Fantine), Katie Hall (Cosette), Gareth Gates (Marius), Rosalind James (Eponine), Ashely Artus (Thenardier), Lynne Wilmot (Madame Thenardier), Jon Robyns (Enjorlras) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A National Tour Papermill Playhouse December 12, 2010 Ron Sharpe (alt. Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Jenny Latimer (Cosette), Justin Scott Brown (Marius), Chasten Harmon (Eponine), Jeremy Hays (Enjolras), John Rapson (u/s Thénardier), Shawna M. Hamic (Madame Thénardier), Josh Caggiano (Gavroche), Joseph Spieldenner (Grantaire), Benjamin Magnuson (Bishop of Digne/Babet), Richard Todd Adams (Foreman/Lesgles), Lucia Giannetta (Factory Girl), Jon Fletcher (Montparnasse), Joe Tokarz (Brujon), Cooper Grodin (Combeferre), Jason Forbach (Feuilly), Cole Burden (Courfeyrac), Alan Shaw (Joly), Ian Patrick Gibb (Jean Prouvaire), Heather Jane Rolff (Old Crone), Cornelia Luna (Wig Maker), Richard Barth/Cole Burden (u/s Bamatabois/Claquesous), Katherine Forrester (Young Cosette), Anastasia Korbal (Young Eponine), Cathryn Basile, Julie Benko, Casey Erin Clark, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Sarah Shahinian, Aliya Victoriya Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A National Tour Chicago, IL February 3, 2011 Lawrence Clayton (Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Jenny Latimer (Cosette), Chasten Harmon (Eponine), Justin Scott Brown (Enjolras), Michael Kostroff (Thenardier), Shawna M. Hamic (Madame Thenardier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A West End 2011 Jonathan Williams (u/s Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Rebecca Seale (Fantine), AJ Callaghan (Cosette), Gareth Gates (Marius), Samantha Barks (Eponine), Killian Donnelly (Enjolras) Type: MP4 Quality: A West End 2012 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Hadley Fraser (Javert) Type: MP4 Quality: B+ Notes: Valjean's Revenge and Javert's Suicide only. West End June 30, 2012 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Geronimo Rauch (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Sierra Boggess (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Jonny Purchase (Marius), Danielle Hope (Eponine), Liam Tamne (Enjolras) Type: MP4 Quality: A- Notes: "Valjean's Soliloquy", "Fantine's Death", "Confrontation", "Stars", "Bring Him Home", and "Epilogue". National Tour Chicago, IL November 15, 2012 Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Lauren Wiley (Cosette), Briana Carlson-Goodman (Eponine), Jason Forbach (Enjolras), Timothy Gulan (Thenardier), Shawna M. Hamic (Madame Thenardier), Jordan Nichols (u/s Marius), Joseph Spieldenner (Grantaire), Erin Cearlock (Little Cosette), Joshua Colley (Gavroche), Ben Gunderson (swing Montparnasse), Heather Jane Rolff (u/s Factory Girl) Type: VOB+smalls Quailty: A Notes: ACT ONE ONLY! West End 2013 Chris Holland (u/s Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), AJ Callaghan (u/s Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Jamie Ward (Marius), Danielle Hope (Eponine), Christopher Jacobsen (Enjolras), Vicky Entwistle (Madame Thénardier), Cameron Blakely (Thénardier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A+ West End April 15, 2013 Chris Holland (u/s Jean Valjean), Shaun Dalton (u/s Javert), Celinde Schoenmaker (Fantine), Phoebe Street (u/s Cosette), Jamie Ward (Marius), Sarah O'Connor (u/s Eponine), Christopher Jacobsen (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Vicky Entwistle (Madame Thenardier) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A The Muny July 19, 2013 Hugh Panaro (Jean Valjean), Norm Lewis (Javert), Charlotte Maltby, Alex Prakken, Lindsey Mader, Katie Travis, Bobby Conte Thornton, Michael McCormick, Tiffany Green, Ryan Vasquez Type: MPG Quality: A- Notes: Starts at "Who am I?". Act 2 starts at "On My Own". West End September 19, 2013 Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), James Grant (u/s Javert), Na-Young Jeong (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Wendy Ferguson (Madame Thenardier), Cameron Blakely (Thenarider) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- West End December 18, 2013 Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Na-Young Jeong (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Dougie Carter (u/s Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Carl Mullaney (u/s Grantaire) Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A Toronto January 11, 2014 Evening *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Andrew Love (u/s Javert), Genevieve Leclerc (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Perry Sherman (Marius), Melissa O'Neil (Eponine), Mark Uhre (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thenardier), Lisa Horner (Madame Thenardier), Colm Wilkinson (special guest The Bishop), Saara Chaudry (Little Cosette), Madison Oldroyd (Young Eponine), David Gregory Black (Gavroche), Chris Zonneville (Montparnasse/Labourer), Tyler Murree (Babet/Farmer), Aaron Walpole (Brujon/Chapmanthieu/Loud Hailer), Ashley Wright (Claquesous/Innkeeper/Factory Foreman), David Silvestri (Combeferre), Matt McMahan (Feuilly), Jonathan Winsby (Courfeyrac/Constable), Alan Shaw (Joly/Constable/Fauchelevent), John Rapson (Grantaire/Bamatabois/Major Domo), Jason Ostrowski (swing Lesgles), Matt Rosell (Jean Prouvaire), Caroline Colantonio (Innkeeper's Wife), Kristen Peace (Factory Girl/Old Woman), Cornelia Luna (Wigmaker), Richard Barth (swing), Katie Beetham, Andreane Bouladier, Brittney Johnson (Ensemble) *whereisyourredscaaahf's master* Type: MOV Quality: A- Notes: About an hour and thirty minutes of highlights from the Toronto production with special guest Colm Wilkinson as The Bishop. Include the encore performance of "Bring Him Home." Broadway March 1, 2014 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Faintine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Andy Mientus (Marius), Nikki M. James (Eponine), Kyle Scatiliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thenardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thenardier), Gaten Matarazzo (Gavroche) Type: MP4 Quality: A *where is your red schaaaf's master* Notes: First preview. It includes most of the show. Loud excited audience. Blind shot from stage right third row, with no zooms. Keala Settle sprained her ankle at some point between The Robbery and One Day More, resulting in her not being in One Day More and using a cane during Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast. Broadway March 8, 2014 Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Andy Mientus (Marius), Nikki M. James (Eponine), Kyle Scatliffe (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thenardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thenardier), Angeli Negron (Little Cosette) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A Notes: Audience was full of excitement! The last 20 seconds are missing from the very end due to battery issues. Broadway May 13, 2014 Nathaniel Hackmann (u/s Jean Valjean), Will Swenson (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Nikki M. James (Eponine), Kyle Scatiffle (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thenardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thenardier) *Turn of the scorpion's master* Type: MP4 Quality: A+ West End June 14, 2014 Daniel Koek (Jean Valjean), Tam Mutu (Javert), Na-Young Jeon (Fantine), Samantha Dorsey (Cosette), Rob Huchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Anton Zetterholm (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Wendy Ferguson (Madame Thenardier), Adam Linstead (Grantaire) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A+ Notes: Last performance for the 2013-2014 cast. La Mirada, CA June 22, 2014 James Barbour, Randall Dodge, Cassandra Murphy, Kimberly Hessler, Nathaniel Irvin, Anthony Fedorov, Valerie Rose Curiel, Jeff Skowron, Meeghan Holaway Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A Dallas, Texas August 5, 2014 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Nehal Joshi (Jean Valjean), Edward Watts (Javert), Allison Blackwell (Fantine), Dorcas Leung (Cosette), Justin Keyes (Marius), Elizabeth Judd (Eponine), John Campione (Enjolras), Steven Michael Walters (Thenardier), Christia Mantzke (Madame Thenardier), Alex Organ (Grantaire), Salma Salinas (Little Cosette), Mark Hancock (Gavroche) *where is your red scaaf's master* Type: MP4 Quality: A Broadway August 21, 2014 Nathaniel Hackman (u/s Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Andy Mientus (Marius), Nikki M. James (Eponine), Kyle Scatiffle (Enjolras), Cliff Saunders (Thenardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thenardier) Type: VOB, no smalls Quality: A Notes: Only video of Earl as Javert on Broadway. One of my personal favorite videos of Earl. Broadway November 6, 2014 Ramin Karimloo (Jean Valjean), John Rapson (u/s Javert), Caissie Levy (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Matt Rosell (u/s Marius), Melissa O'Neil (u/s Eponine), Jason Forbach (u/s Enjolras),Cliff Saunders (Thénardier), Keala Settle (Madame Thénardier), Adam Monley (u/s Grantaire), McKayla Twiggs (Little Cosette), Joshua Colley (Gavroche), Weston Wells Olson (u/s Combeferre), Andrew Kober (u/s Foreman) Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A- Notes: ACT TWO ONLY! Starts after "On My Own". Heads in the way. Includes BC/EFA speech by John. Video mostly centered around John. Broadway July 23, 2015 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Kyle Jean-Baptiste (u/s Jean Valjean), Erika Henningsen (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Chris McCarrell (Marius), Brennyn Lark (Eponine) Type: MP4 Quality: A Notes: Kyle's first performance as Valjean. Includes Valjean’s Soliloquy, Bring Him Home, and Finale. Broadway August 5, 2015 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Kyle Jean-Baptiste (u/s Jean Valjean), Erika Henningsen (Fantine), Samantha Hill (Cosette), Chris McCarrell (Marius), Brennyn Lark (Eponine) Type: MOV Quality: A+ Notes: Act 2 highlights. Includes On My Own, Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs, and Finale. Shot vertically. West End April 11, 2015 Matinee Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), David Thaxton (Javert), Celinde Schoenmaker (Fantine), Emilie Fleming (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Michael Colbourne (Enjolras), Tom Edden (Thenardier), Helen Walsh (u/s Madame Thenardier), Sophia Rickett (Little Cosette), Molly Hall (Little Eponine), Sonny Kirby (Gavroche) Type: MP4 Quality: C Notes: This was the children's last performance. The quality of the video is really bad. The master was seated in the restricted view and there are more blackouts then views. The remainder of act 1 is a video file, but the screen is black. Act 2 is an audio file. West End July 9, 2015 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), Jeremy Secomb (Javert), Rachelle Ann Go (Fantine), Zoe Doano (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Phil Daniels (Thenardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier) Type: MP4 Quality: A+ Notes: Shot from the front row. Most of Act 1 and first 20 minutes of Act 2. West End October 8, 2015 Peter Lockyer (Jean Valjean), Jeremy Secombe (Javert), Rachelle Ann Go (Fantine), Zoe Doano (Cosette), Rob Houchen (Marius), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Eponine), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Phil Daniels (Thenardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier) Type: MP4 Quality: A+ Notes: Proshot. NOT THE FULL SHOW. Encore performances only. 30th anniversary gala performance. Guests: Colm Wilkinson, Geronimo Rauch, John Owen Jones, Frances Ruffelle, Patti LuPone, Roger Allam and others. World Tour Manila April 23, 2016 Evening *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Rachelle Ann Go (Fantine), Emily Langridge (Cosette), Paul Wilkins (Marius), Kerrie Anne Greenland (Eponine), Chris Durling (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Helen Walsh (Madame Thenardier) Type: MP4 Quality: A- Notes: Includes Death of Gavroche/Final Battle, Drink With Me/Bring Him Home, Javert's Arrival/Little People, and On My Own. World Tour Singapore June 2, 2016 *HIGHLIGHTS ONLY* Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), Patrice Tipoki (Fantine), Emily Langridge (Cosette), Paul Wilkins (Marius), Kerrie Anne Greenland (Eponine), Chris Durling (Enjolras), Cameron Blakely (Thenardier), Helen Walsh (Madame Thenardier) Type: MP4 Quality: A Notes: Includes On My Own, Upon these Stones, Bring Him Home, two versions of the same One Day More shot from different angles. Broadway June 15, 2016 Evening John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean), Hayden Tee (Javert), Alison Luff (Fantine), Alex Finke (Cosette), Chris McCarrell (Marius), Brennyn Lark (Eponine), Mark Uhre (Enjolras), David Rossmer (Thénardier), Rachel Izen (Madame Thénardier), Marcus D’Angelo (Gavroche), Eleanor Koski (Young Cosette), Mia Sinclair Jenness (Young Eponine) *SJ Bernly's master* Type: VOB+smalls Quality: A Notes: The first 30 minutes of the show are missing; the video starts toward the end of Fantine’s Arrest. After that, the show is fully captured with no blackouts. There is some minor head obstruction on the left, but it really only affects a few seconds of the show when Valjean cuts Javert loose after The First Attack. There is also a little more washout than in most of my videos, especially in the full stage shots. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. Audio: The Little Mermaid (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) - July 26, 2015 Cast: Ariel - Michelle Pruiett, Prince Eric - Jeff Sears, Sebastian - J. Cameron Barnett, Triton - Kevyn Morrow, Ursula - Donna Migliaccio, Flounder - Henry Hodges, Grimsby - Rodney Clark, Scuttle - Billy Sharpe, Jetsam - Brandon Curry, Flotsam - Jeremy Pasha, Pilot/Chef Louis - Paul Hebron, Ensemble - Sari Alexander, Jennifer Molly Bell, Krystina M. Burton, Erin Chupinsky (u/s Ursula), Dean De Luna, Andrew Eckert (u/s Eric), Isabel Garcia (u/s Mersisters), Danielle Marie Gregoire, Jordan Fife Hunt, Alexis Marquardt, Emma C. Martin (u/s Ariel), Terrance Martin (u/s Sebastian), Narco Antonio Santiago, Tommy Scrivens (Dance Captain), Robbie Smith (u/s Flotsam and Jetsam), Clay Stefanki (us Flouder and Scuttle)

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TDF Collect Presents ‘Different Sorta Colour’ – An Online Exhibition

TDF Collect Presents ‘Different Sorta Colour’ – An Online Exhibition

Art

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Rawa by Mulyatingki Marney. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

(Left) Pala Pala. (Right) Jakulyukulyu (Seven Sisters) Jukurrpa. Both by Mulyatingki Marney.

Mulyatingki Marney at work. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Untitled  2 by Gloria. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Untitled 5 by Gloria.

Untitled 3 by Doreen Chapman. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Untitled 1 by Doreen Chapman.

Australian Bee Eater by Nyangulya Katie Nalgood with Crystal Gardiner. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

(Left) Cheeky One Nyangulya Katie Nalgood. (Right) White Cockatoo Nyangulya Katie Nalgood.

The paint pots at Spinifex Hill Studio are always in use! Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Myroodah Station 3 by Maggie Green. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

(Left) Myroodah Station 2. (Right) Myroodah Station 2. Both by Maggie Green.

Today we’re thrilled and honoured to be launching our second TDF Collect event of the year – Different Sorta Colour.

This exhibition showcases the work of five Indigenous artists – Doreen Chapman, Gloria, Maggie Green, Mulyatingki Marney, and Nyangulya Katie Nalgood – all of whom produce their work at Spinifex Hill Studio.

You might remember we hosted a solo show of Maggie Green’s art earlier in the year – our first exhibition with Spinifex Hill Studio. This studio facilitates the art making of around 40 artists, and functions more broadly as a creative hub for the Pilbara region, accessed by 100 artists from up to eight Aboriginal language groups each year. It stands on Kariyarra Country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 

This particular exhibition encompasses a diverse range of subject matter and painting styles, with one thing in common – colour! In their own distinct way, each artist creates work that articulates their unique relationship to family, land, and culture.

Thanks must go to the incredible team at Spinifex Hill Studio, without who this exhibition would not be possible. This online show will go a long way to supporting Spinifex, at a time when other vital income-generating art fairs have been cancelled and postponed. We hope you love these glorious, vibrant works as much as we do!

Gloria

Born in the remote community of Jigalong in 1975, acrylic artist Gloria is a Martu woman  working within a powerful matriarchal tradition that emerged from the Western Desert in the early 2000s. Her loose brushwork and pastel palettes have attracted critical acclaim for their highly affecting presence.

Gloria only learned to paint in late 2015, but has since exhibited her work across Western  Australia and Singapore, and won several awards. 

To engage with a Gloria’s canvas is to be swept into a vortex of colour and kinesis, offering many different ways of seeing and feeling. Her works are like weather – commanding and mercurial. 

Nyangulya Katie Nalgood

Kimberley-born artist Nyangulya Katie Nalgood grew up on a station north of the Fitzroy River. 

Rather than landscapes of Country, her practice frequently references types of birds: a visual taxonomy of the species whose songs formed the soundscape of her childhood, and now proclaim the beginning and ending of each day.

Nyangulya Katie looks to birds from across Western Australia, finding inspiration in their different colours, forms, and personalities.

Mulyatingki Marney

Mulyatingki Marney is a Martu woman born at Nyinyari near the Canning Stock Route. Her Country encompasses the Punmu, Kunawarritji and Karlamilyi River regions: regions of East Pilbara in Western Australia. 

Mulyangki’s work depicts semi-abstract landscapes in vibrant acrylic. Contours and textures are articulated throughout her pieces, which often draw the eye toward a single unblinking waterhole.

An established and extensively collected artist, Mulyatingki paints with both Spinifex Hill Artists and Martumili Artists in Newman. 

Doreen Chapman 

Doreen Chapman was born in Jigalong and has spent her life moving between Western Desert communities. She grew up surrounded by senior artists, and as a deaf person, her practice has become an essential means of expression. 

Skilled at producing both figurative and abstract works, Doreen’s work continues the Martu legacy of storytelling using a unique creative voice. She paints rapidly and prolifically in broad, textural brush-strokes, creating bold abstract compositions. 

Doreen’s works showcase unexpected colour combinations with assertively minimal composition.

Maggie Green 

TDF Collect proudly hosted Maggie Green’s first ever solo exhibition earlier in the year, and are honoured to bring you more of her stunning works as part of ‘Different Sorta Colour.’ 

Maggie is a Mangala woman based in Pilbara, a remote region in the north of Western Australia. Her artwork tells the stories of her childhood spent at Myroodah Station, a sheep and cattle station in the West Kimberley Region, where Maggie first learned her distinctive dot painting style from her mother and grandmother. 

Today, Maggie’s works are semi-abstract renderings of landscape that translate memories of her childhood into geometric compositions of glowing pastel colour.

Every one of Maggie’s works begins with her sketching the same thing: two lines drawn down the centre in chalk representing the road at Myroodah Station where she grew up. She then draws two squares on either side of the road – the school and the toilet block – before painting over them entirely in seemingly random shapes. Her practice is extraordinarily time-consuming, incorporating two painted layers of gridded dots. 

All works from ‘Different Sorta Colour’ are available to view and purchase now on the TDF Collect website until June 30th. For all sales and enquiries please contact [email protected]

‘Different Sorta Colour‘ A group exhibition by Spinifex Hill Studio artists Maggie Green, Mulyatingki Marney, Doreen Chapman, Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, and Gloria June 1st – 30th Online only at TDF Collect 

Our First Exhibition Of 2020, ‘I Been Born There’ By Maggie Green

Our First Exhibition Of 2020, ‘I Been Born There’ By Maggie Green

TDF Collect

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

We are so excited for Pilbara-based artist Maggie Green of Spinifex Hill Studio to debut her first solo show, I Been Born There, at TDF Collect later this month! Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Left: Myroodah Station 14, 71 x 61cm. $1089. Right: Myroodah Station 6, 71 x 45.5cm. $880.

Maggie Green working on her art at Spinifex Hill Studio. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Right: Myroodah Station 1, 71 x 71cm. $1320.

Mryoodah Station 11, 71 x 101.5cm. $1980.

Maryoodah Station 2, 91.5 x 91.5cm. $2750.

Maryoodah Station 4, 101.5 x 101.5cm. $3080.

Maggie begins by sketching out the same thing on every canvas, two lines drawn down the center in chalk representing the road at Myroodah Station where she grew up. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Left: Myroodah Station 9, 76 x 91.5cm. $1980. Right: Myroodah Station 8, 101.5 x 101.5cm. $3080.

‘We like doing painting. I feel good when we doing painting’, says Maggie Green. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Myroodah Station 10, 91.5cm x 91.5cm. $2750.

Myroodah Station 12, 71 x 61cm. $1089.

I am SO thrilled to announce our upcoming TDF Collect show with Pilbara-based artist Maggie Green, I Been Born There. It’s an exhibition of many firsts. Not only is it our first art exhibition of 2020, but it’s also Maggie’s debut solo show, and our first solo exhibition with an Indigenous artist. And we could not be more excited to share her work with you all!

Maggie Green is a Mangala woman based in Pilbara, a remote region in the North of Western Australia, represented by Spinifex Hill Studio. Maggie’s artwork tells the stories of her childhood at Myroodah Station, a sheep and cattle station in the West Kimberley Region. ‘[I was] born on station, Myroodah Station, Derby side. My mother and father, granddad, grandmother, uncles, aunties, we all been grew up there. I been going to school there,’ she reflects.

It’s also where Maggie first started painting, learning her distinctive dot painting style from her mother and grandmother. ‘We start doing painting on Myroodah Station’, Maggie explains. ‘My mum and my grandmother teaching us doing painting for us. That’s how we were learning dot paint.’ Maggie’s mother is often referred to in the stories associated with her artwork, as is Myroondah Station’s then-manager Mick, and teacher Mary. She also fondly remembers the friends she grew up with on the station, with whom she would ‘run amok’.

Created from densely-layered fields of coloured dot work, Maggie’s canvases are semi-abstract renderings of landscape. The works translate the memories of her childhood into geometric compositions of glowing pastel colour.

Maggie spends extraordinary amounts of time on one work, painting in two layers of gridded dots. She begins by sketching out the same thing on every canvas, two lines drawn down the center in chalk representing the road at Myroodah Station where she grew up. She then draws two squares on either side of the road; the school and the toilet block. But as you can see, she never sticks to these chalk lines and paints over them entirely in seemingly random shapes. But underneath every painting is the same design. The road and two buildings where she grew up.

‘That’s the road,’ Maggie explains, directing her finger to the centre of the canvas. ‘This is the house,’ she says, pointing to a section of the painting adjacent to the road, mapping out the area she once called home.

Huge thanks must go to the manager of Spinifex Hill Studio, Maddie Sharrock, for introducing us to Maggie’s spectacular work, and helping us every step of the way in bringing this show to life. Spinifex Hill Studio is a relatively new Urban Aboriginal Art Centre in Port Hedland, Western Australia, who represent around 40 core artists and facilitate another 200 or so who use the space. These guys are doing some seriously amazing work!

Maddie and Maggie will be joining us for the opening of I Been Born There on Saturday, March 21st. It’s a big deal for Maggie to travel all that way. ‘I never seen Melbourne before. This the first time. I don’t know that place’, she says. The show will be opened by a Welcome to Country from a Wurundjeri elder at 2pm, with refreshments until 5pm.

We hope you love Maggie’s work as much as we do!

Presales for I Been Born There are open NOW! To view all fifteen works, visit tdfcollect.com. Email [email protected] for purchases and inquiries. First in, best dressed! 

Painting Birdsong With Nyangulya Katie Nalgood

Painting Birdsong With Nyangulya Katie Nalgood

Art

by Miriam McGarry

Nyangulya Katie Nalgood at work at Spinifex Hill Studio. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, artist and Walmajarri elder. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Colourful One, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 61 cm.

Katie Nalgood, Family, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 91.5 cm.

Katie Nalgood, Ibis, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 71 cm.

Acrylic paints ready to be transformed into birds! Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Birds beginning to take shape. Photo – Bobbi Lockyer.

Katie Nalgood, Love Birds, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 91.5 cm.

Kate Nalgood, Prowling in the Dark, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 51 cm.

Katie Nalgood, Old Fella, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 76 cm

Katie Nalgood, Long Beak, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 71 cm.

Black Cockatoo’s, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 71 cm.

Katie Nalgood, Pelican, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 91.5 cm.

Katie Nalgood, Zebra Finch, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 56 cm.

Red Body, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm.

Nyangulya Katie Nalgood is an artist and Walmajarri elder whose colourful and evocative works depict the birds of her home. Born at Nimingarra Station in 1975, she reflects on a childhood spent with a soundtrack of birdsong, thinking ‘I would like to paint these when I grow up…Birds are the first things we see, you know, when we wake up. See and hear.’

Jalmarra-jarti, All the birds have wings highlights how Katie, her Country, and its birds are connected and should all be considered as one, ‘you can’t have the sea without water, or the desert without the sand.’ The acrylic paintings offer characterful portraits of the birds of the Kimberly and Pilbara region, rendered in evocative brushstrokes that offer an insight into Katie’s relationship with the birds and country. From the jaunty legs of Ibis to the family of yellow, green and purple birds perched on a branch, these paintings are joyful and bold.

Katie works mostly from the Spinifex Hill Studio art collective in South Headland, travelling from Looma in the Kimberley Region. Katie explains ‘I like coming here to art; keeping busy, better than sitting at home. Painting and relaxing, that’s why I like coming here.’

‘Jalmarra-jarti, All the birds have wings’ by Nyangulya Katie Nalgood November 16 – December 14Paul Johnstone Gallery2/2 Harriet PlaceDarwin City, Northern Territory