SHANNON BRETT | 'Rite of Passage' | Exhibition Catalogue'Rite of Passage' is a group exhibition curated by Shannon Brett, a descendant of the Wakka Wakka, Butchulla and Gurang Gurang clans, as a response to the significance of the year 2020 250 years since James Cook first arrived on our shores. Reframing the way that we perceive this year in our history, the exhibition showcases the strength of autobiographical work by eleven contemporary Aboriginal artists from across Australia: Glennys Briggs, Megan

based upon the sequence of natural disasters that befall Queensland in the beginning of that year

The results combine styles as diverse as graffiti art through to intricate relief carvings and construction sculpture echoing images of Torres Strait cultural motifs

When the wind picks up and the seas are rough

Dian spent six years working in the Charles Darwin University's printmaking studio as a Lecturer and as the Workshop Manager of Northern Editions

Do not bleach or tumble dry

the Cairns Regional Gallery and the Parliament House Art Collection

when he rubbed his scales against the rocks and sand

Title BAIDAM AU TUTUWAM SHARK SCALES

This print depicts such a journey

Fiona is originally from Dauan Island in the northern islands of Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait)

These archetypal characters stand for drama-filled creation narratives of personal importance

It was called “leewar” in English its “chasey”