Chern’ee Sutton is a proud Kalkadoon woman & Aboriginal artist from Mount Isa, QLD, Australia who is passionate about her culture & history & wants to share that with the rest of the world through her art.

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My artistic journey began quite late. Whilst rearing young children I craved a creative outlet. Naturally, I decided to combine my rich indigenous heritage with my love for art.
Since beginning my journey in 2022 I have seen a keen interest in indigenous art increase exponentially. There is a great satisfaction in sharing my story on canvas, with the world.

With over a decade of experience as an awarded multi-disciplinary artist, writer and arts worker, Jack Wilkie-Jans brings a wealth of arts, events and project management knowledge to his private consultancy practice: JWJ Consultancy (launched in 2023). Boasting a varied and stellar work history in political advisory services, economic development (including tourism) advocacy and land management across Cape York Peninsula—as well as research, critique, policy development, and copywriting—Jack Wilkie-Jans specialises in all facets of the contemporary Indigenous art sector and Aboriginal affairs. Jack is a qualified Politologist, with a Bachelor of Arts from James Cook University, majoring in Political Science & Internal Affairs; he is also an Alumni of the National Gallery of Australia's Dhiraamalang: Wesfarmers First Nations Arts Leadership Program and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Jack is a Waanyi, Teppathiggi and Tjungundji man from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Mapoon of Cape York Peninsula, with English, Vanuatuan and Danish heritage.

I am a direct Ngunnawal descendant, born in Sydney and now living in the Nowra region on Yuin Country, the traditional lands of the Dharawal and Yuin peoples. As a proud mother, grandmother, and independent artist, my life and creativity are deeply shaped by the strength, resilience, and cultural teachings of my Ngunnawal ancestors from the Canberra region.

Painting began as a simple hobby—something personal, grounding, and healing. Over time, it has become a meaningful way for me to share my culture, express my identity, and pass on my understanding of Dreamtime stories. Each artwork reflects the stories, emotions, and teachings that have been carried through generations, and the connection I maintain to both my ancestral Country and the Country on which I live today.

My art celebrates family, community, and the spiritual connection Aboriginal people hold with the land. As a grandmother, I feel a strong responsibility to keep our stories alive, ensuring they are carried forward with pride and respect. Through my paintings, I honour my Ngunnawal heritage while also paying respect to the Yuin custodians whose land nurtures me and my work. I paint with purpose, pride, and a deep commitment to cultural storytelling.

Luke Booth, also known as Kurruwarl, is a proud Warramungu and Yuggera artist from the Northern Territory and Southeast Queensland. The name Kurruwarl translates to Brolga in the Warramungu language.

Introduced to Aboriginal culture and the arts from an early age by his mother, Luke grew up immersed in Aboriginal art, music, song and dance. His early experiences performing and facilitating cultural workshops alongside his family shaped his passion for sharing culture and storytelling.

Luke's artistic practice is grounded in his cultural heritage, drawing inspiration from Warramungu stories and knowledge. Since officially exhibiting his work in 2011, Luke has presented his art through exhibitions, artist residencies, murals and corporate and public commissions across Australia. Today, Luke continues to use his art as a platform to celebrate culture, share knowledge and strengthen cultural identity.

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Wiradjuri Artist specialising in cultural designs, statement pieces, wall murals and commissions.
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Sian Harris is a Kurnu Paakantyi woman from Wilcannia in far west New South Wales. She is a contemporary Aboriginal artist who works mainly with acrylic on canvas and mixed media works on paper.

Her body of work comes from the worldview of a Kurnu Paakantyi Nhuungku. The pieces are at once personal and political, in keeping with the artist’s stance that her presence, as a self-presenting Blak Woman, in systems and structures built to exclude her, is a radical act. The work focuses on Paakantyi Spirituality; Aboriginal resistance; connection to Country; decolonising queerness; mental illness; and representations of womanhood and the female form.

Craig Buchanan was born in Melbourne, Australia. Both parents died when he was two, so he lived with an uncle, but tragically he died. He and his twin brother were then placed in foster care; there they had a tormented childhood till finding living relatives at the age of 16. Craig bounced around from home to home.

He married in 1992 to and had three children. After getting injured at work and forced to retire he decided to play a bigger part in his cultural background, with the aid of one of his uncles he returned to country. He became involved in several committees. After having a cousin stay for a while, he became intrigued with the way he did his dot paintings.

He then decided to become more involved in learning the process of dot painting. The first few paintings were all traditional dot painting, but he started in introduce his own twist and style into each painting. Craig tries to tell a story with each and every unique painting.

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Hunter is a young Wiradjuri artist from Queensland who is passionate about Aboriginal culture, art and storytelling. Through his artwork and small business, he aims to share stories, celebrate culture and help others better understand and appreciate Aboriginal culture. In 2026, Hunter took part in the National Indigenous Business School program, joined his school's Reconciliation Action Plan committee and continued building connections with Elders and community to strengthen his cultural knowledge.

Janet Bromley is a Yorta Yorta artist based in Bendigo, Victoria, whose multidisciplinary practice explores sustainability, storytelling and connection to Country. She works with recycled clothing, plastic waste, found objects and bush materials to create sculptures, woven works and large-scale installations, drawing on Aboriginal cultural knowledge systems of caring for Country, layers of time, and taking only what is needed from the environment.

From 2021 to 2025 Janet was First Nations Arts Officer at the City of Greater Bendigo, where she established and curated Djaa Djuwima, Bendigo's first dedicated First Nations art gallery. She is a member of the Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini art collective and regularly delivers workshops that promote environmental awareness and cultural learning through creative practice.

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“My artworks celebrate Indigenous culture, whilst educating the broader community about Indigenous cultural awareness” – Nathan Katthagen

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