Art enthusiasts are invited to walk between two worlds and explore art by Queensland’s Dr Pamela Croft (Warcon).
Mount Perry’s Shelley Kelly Gallery officially opened the exhibition on Saturday, 22 March for their latest exhibition titled Walking in Two Worlds.
The gallery will feature the exciting works of Indigenous artist Dr Croft, which recognises the societal blend experienced growing up between black and white Australian cultures.
This is based on the artist’s experience growing up as the adoped, at six-years-old, daughter of a non-indigenous family.
Her love from art comes from her father who was himself an artist and signwriter.
The artist’s heritage comes from a southwest Queensland Indigenous clan called Kooma, is a descendent of the Euahlayi Nation and the Wiradhuric dialect Yuwaalaraay language.
She manages to capture moments and memories, inspired by life experiences, and her work has evolved from the emotional responses she has had to these experiences.
Dr Croft’s art is an eclectic blend of prints, works on paper, artist books, paintings, sculptural assemblages, weavings, and installations with mixed media, including found objects, ochre, plant dyes and fibre.
The Bundaberg-based artist has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and internationally in both solo, group and collaborative projects. In 2003 Dr Croft said she became the first Indigenous Australian to obtain a PhD in visual arts.
Walking in Two Worlds at the Mount Perry gallery will be exhibited from March to May.
