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the art of everyday:
distinctive diversity
Friday 9 April, 2021
Kalamina Gorge
Karijini National Park
3pm
Image Credit: SheOak Lane, 2021
Immerse yourself in the wonders of Karijini’s rich history, deep
in the Kalamina Gorge, between the ancient rocks and running
waters, for a unique fashion experience.
This Aboriginal Fashion Showcase
highlights the dynamic emerging
and established Western Australian
traditional and contemporary
textile art and designs.
table of contents
2 Welcome to Country
3 The Art of Everyday
5 The Designers
6 The Runway Team
7 The Creative Team
9 Region: Pilbara
14 Region: Kimberly
17 Region: South West
19 Region: Mid West
20 WASO
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22.4167 S, 118.4030 E
Image Credit: Kevin Exeter, 2021
welcome to country
We acknowledge the Banjima people as the Traditional Custodians of the
lands on which we gather. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay
our respects to their Elders past and present.
We further acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders of all the
Indigenous people that have contributed to this runway experience.
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Image Credit: Kevin Exeter, 2021
the art of everyday
The burgeoning WA Indigenous narratives and sustainable projects
textiles industry has established itself offer us new pathways for our shared
nationally; contemporary articulations future. Many designers, artists and
of our Country shimmer across the makers involved in the showcase
surface of contemporary textiles on prioritise sustainable practice, seeing
National and International catwalks. Country on textiles as an extension of
Reflecting on what was one of the ancient care for country, sharing
the most challenging years of our Indigenous culture in accessible ways
generations existence, Indigenous with wider audiences.
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These stories are an extension of Australia’s was hailed as one of the most significant
only internationally renowned contemporary collaborations of the WA movement. We have
arts movement. With 60,000 years of history, two runway looks on loan for the show. Ngali,
the WA fashion showcase echoes the past as founded by Waradjuri woman Denni worked
much as it looks to the future. Presenting a with Kija artist Lindsay Malay from Warmun
myriad of possibilities, this visual celebration Arts to create and incredible collection
offers a glimpse into the infinite, timeless that put the importance of country first and
knowledge of WA Aboriginal arts and design foremost.
whilst together, creating a contemporary
language for a new era. Many artists and From the Mid West, there are a series of
art centres in the showcase also see textiles stunning handmade kangaroo skin bags,
and fashion as integral to future economic created by senior Yamaji artists. These
independence, developing new income beautiful objects will be scattered across
streams through design, marketing and the showcase as powerful reminders to
younger generations. sustainable practices and the innovation of
Yamaji cross disciplinary artists.
Starting in the Pilbara, we see new
commissions from independent artists Bobbi Closer to Perth we have selected worked
and Skye Lockyer (Port Hedland), Yinjaa- by senior Nyoonar artist, Peter Farmer which
Barni, Juluwarlu, (Roebourne), and Kaye White have designed garments paired with hand
(working with Kirrikin). The Jina Jina collection painted elements. Peter has used his signature
by Yinjaa-Barni arts is a groundbreaking motifs that are indicative of South West
example of the ways stories and art can landscape and stories. Peter is a pioneer in
be curated onto new surfaces, with expert this space and has worked with the likes of
selection of flow and Jimmy Choo and others
texture. We have worked Internationally for many
with Pilbara creatives, decades. Deadly Denim
artist and designers as founded by Whadjuk/
much as possible including Ballardong woman
models, makeup artists and Rebecca Barlow upcycles
photographers. The WA denim wares to speak
showcase features five new to audiences of all ages,
commissioned looks by bridging barriers and
artists and art centres from changing the world one
Roebourne, Port Hedland jacket at a time. She has
and the Karijini area. It was showcased these wares
important to acknowledge in LA and NYC and is
the country on which the fast growing to be an
event takes place and the important WA creative
breadth of contemporary arts production with social justice as a foundation.
across the innovative and bustling Pilbara
creative industries. Recollecting on the magnificent state that we
all call home, the shared narratives of place
The Kimberley collection features bush are celebrated in these contemporary textiles.
dyed silks, hand painted accessories, block Returning to a local story has shifted the way
printed fabric and iconic collaborations. we engage with the territory around us.
Rukaji (Mangkaja, Jimbalakudunj) is a small
family business run by women who collect The Art of Everyday invites us to celebrate
natural dyes from the landscape around the textures, the colours and the dramatic
them to create patterns on silks and other diversity that the State of Western Australia.
natural fabrics. Cathy Ward from Waringarri Privileging a Pilbara aesthetic, the project
Arts worked with Grace Lillian Lee to block builds capacity and acknowledges the
print and design fabric for her Gerdewoon tremendous talent of the region including
Print. Senior Gooniyandi artist Mervyn Street looks fromYinjaa-Barni Barni, Kirrikin,
paints station stories on cowboy gear, we Martumili, Port Hedland creatives and
have a cowboy hat and a belt as part of this Juluwarlu. With many looks transcending the
collection. Senior Walmajarri artist, Ngarralja typical fast fashion framework, these timeless
Tommy May was a leading instigator of the looks use fashion as a medium of an infinite
Mangkaja x Gorman collaboration which lineage.
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designers from across
the state
Bobbi Lockyer Yamaji Arts
Pilbara Mid West
@bobbilockyer @yamajiart
Skye Lockyer Deadly Denim
Pilbara South West
@saltwatergorl @deadly_denim_
Waringarri Aboriginal Arts Peter Farmer
Kimberley South West
@waringarri_arts @peterfarmerart2
Cathy Ward x Grace Lillian Lee
Ngali x Lindsay Malay
Jina Jina by Yinjaa-Barni Kimberley
Pilbara @warmunarts @ngali_australia
@yinjaa.barni.art
Patrycia Floyd Mangkaja Arts
Kimberley, Rukaji Designs
Juluwarlu @mangkajaarts
Pilbara Tommy May x Gorman
@juluwarlu Mervyn Street
John Price Siddon x Emma Buswell
Spinifex Hill Studios
Pilbara Kirrikin
@spinifexhillartists Pilbara artist
Sharlene Phillips @kirrikinaustralia
Kaye White
Martumili Artists Sheryl Hicks
Pilbara
@martumiliartists Litiyalla
@litiyalla
designer Camilla Sawford
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The Karijini Experience Indigenous
Runway team:
The Junction Co.: The Presenter Her recent experience is focussed on identifying
The Junction Co. is an arts organisation based and securing markets for the art of WA’s
in Port Hedland. Their vision Aboriginal artists (as the
is to engage, empower curator for Walmajarri Artist
and grow regional creative John Prince Siddon’s solo
industries with a mission exhibition with Fremantle Art
to advocate and connect Centre in 2020 and two shows
creatives through workspace, in the USA for the Fitzroy
learning opportunities and Crossing artists of Mangkaja
networks ultimately uplifting Art Centre).
their endeavours benefiting
and the individual. We want SheOak Lane: The Creative
to provide platforms for Agency
creatives, so the broader Western Australian Kira Smith / Lisa Robertson / Sarah Kendall
audience are more aware of the depth of talent SheOak Lane is a creative agency based in the
which lies in our backyard. Pilbara.
Mention the Pilbara, and
most think of mining, but our They are creative storytellers...
hope is to grow exposure Pushing the boundaries
and opportunities for locals with fresh ideas to create
to engage with the offerings moments that are unique &
developed locally. captivating. SheOak Lane is
proud and excited to be part
of such an culturally significant
This runway experience is part production. It has been a
of their creative enterprise honour to work alongside
programming. It has provided such amazing talents to further
opportunities, with a focus on Aboriginal people, showcase the astounding craft and storytelling
to showcase the talents and skills of creatives behind the Indigenous fashion and textiles
across the Pilbara. In addition industry.
to the Aboriginal fashion,
textiles Eleven: The Sponsor
and accessories, Eleven Hair is a collaboration
the production includes an all between celebrity hairstylist
Indigenous modelling team, and four-time Australian
including people that identify Hairdresser of the Year Joey
as Banjima, and Indigenous Scandizzo and Australian
make up artists. Photographer of the Year,
Andrew O’Toole.
Emilia Galatis: The Curator
Emilia is a curator, art consultant, cultural Through their work on set and the salon floor to
producer and Indigenous arts development photoshoots and fashion shows, the dynamic
specialist from Australia who works to strengthen, duo recognised a gap in the market for a fresh,
and support community led fun and self-explanatory range
contemporary artistic practice with products that simplify
for artists and their arts your hair and body care
organisations. For over 14 routine by doing exactly what
years she has worked between they say they will. Eleven Hair
remote Indigenous owned have kindly donated all hair
art centres and National products used for the Art of
institutions, delivering projects Everyday, including for trials.
of National and International acclaim. We are very grateful for their generosity.
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021
meet the creative
team
“There is no doubt that creativity is
the most important human resource of
all. Without creativity, there would be
no progress, and we would be forever
repeating the same patterns.”
- Edward de Bono
Behind the
Scenes
Noelene Gray Zara Parker Sarah Harris
Hair Artist Makeup Artist Makeup Artist
Yinhawangka & Banjima
“Being a part of the Karijini
Runway Showcase means “As an aboriginal makeup
we are so lucky to be able artist and having spiritual Felicity Robinson
to work on such a unique connections to Banjima Makeup Artist
and special production country, where the Karijini Banjima
in the Pilbara. Karijini is a Experience is being held
world renowned location on, it’s such a honour
and working together with a to showcase my culture
team of such amazing and through my art. I feel
extremely talented people privileged to have had the
in such a beautiful and opportunity to curate the
sacred location is something makeup and hair designs for
so special. Meeting new the show. It’s amazing to see
people and learning about a long variety of aboriginal
the Indigenous culture and artists across Western
fashion makes for an exciting Australia coming together
venture and weekend.” to showcase their culture
through so many different art
forms.”
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On Stage
Chelsea Derschow Synarah Murphy Jesse Simpson
Banjima Yamatiji, Kija woman, Kariyarra
born and raised from Port
“It would be a privilege Hedland “This showcase gives us
having the opportunity to as Aboriginal people the
model on country as a young “As an Aboriginal woman, chance to share a little bit
Banjima woman. I have it excites me to be a part of of our culture with the world
modelled in the past and this revolutionising event, and to give then a sense of
went to New York, Dubai, as it is a platform to change appreciation of our enduring
Melbourne & Perth but this the narrative of Aboriginal culture. The chance to be a
is the first time modelling on people showcasing culture part of something like this in
my own country.” on country.” such a culturally significant
location is what excites me.”
Samara Seuloff Natika Orchard
Banjima Bardi, Nyul Nyul & Nyikina
“Modelling Indigenous “The fact that this event
designs on my is being held in the Pilbara
grandmother’s country excites me immensely. It
is going to be such a reminds me that we are not
significant experience in confined to limitations. The
my lifetime as an Aboriginal Pilbara is remote and known
Woman. It is empowering for mining and iron ore, so
and I feel so honoured to it is fantastic to be apart of
have the opportunity to be changing that narrative and
apart of an experience that be able to celebrate the
MAKES ME SO PROUD and wonderful and diverse talent
gives so much attention to that the Pilbara has to offer.
detail to culture aspects that I am so honoured and
need to be considered.” humbled to be apart of it”
Lisa Rodd Destinee Green Jasmine Spratt
Banjima & Noongar Ngarluma & Kija
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021
region: pilbara
Bobbi Lockyer and strengths
I am a creative storyteller. I am a from my
mother. I am a photographer and an grassroots
artist based in Port Hedland WA. Aboriginal
community.
I am a Ngarluma, Karriyarra (Pilbara)
Yawuru, Nyulnyul (Kimberley) woman. I have extensive graphic design
I was born in and grew up in Port experience and enjoy working on
Hedland. Port Hedland is a coastal artistic, detailed projects. I have a
mining town, renowned for the giant high level of experience working with
bulk carrier ships, iron ore mining computer software, including the
and the salt pile. Red dirt and ocean Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate,
living. Growing up in Port Hedland has InDesign and Macromedia. I am
inspired my artwork and photography very skilled in the area of design,
in so many ways. particularly in illustration and painting,
using a vast range of digital methods
In 2008 I emerged as a photographer combined with traditional methods
and established a self-taught such as painting and sculpture.
photography business. Over ten
years of successful business
entrepreneurship has seen my
photography business emerge to
become well known, published and
reviewed State wide, Nationally
and Internationally. Feature articles
have described my work as ground
breaking, revolutionary and artistic. I
draw the natural ability and instincts
9 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021Kirrikin
Amanda Healey I started painting later on in my life and I always
Amanda Healey developed Kirrikin in late had a yearning to paint, so one day I started
2014 as a social enterprise sharing profits with one canvas and had a play with it and I
with artists to address shortage of authentic have never looked back. It took me a while
Indigenous products. to let go of my paintings due to the love and
emotional connection I had with everything
Kirrikin digitally prints single one of them. Then
Aboriginal artwork onto I realised I must let go
luxurious fabrics, turning and show the world
them into wearable what I’m capable of.
art and adornment. Now I would love to see
Rapidly developing an people wearing my art
international reputation in every way shape and
for its beautiful products, form, whether it be on
Kirrikin has recently won a canvas on a wall in a
an Ecommerce award home, office, gallery,
through the Export on a gorgeous tie,
Council of Australia, T-shirts, dresses and so
and is a finalist in the on. It provides me with
national awards in 2016. opportunities and the
Kirrikin is popular in the desire to continue doing
USA and Europe as well what I love - painting.”
as at home in Australia.
Kaye has a love for
Kaye White blending colours and
Artist textures, drawing ideas
Kaye is a respected elder from the surrounding
from the Gararimarra environments in the
skin group in the North- Pilbara, while feeling
West Australian Pilbara a strong bond with
region. She is 59 years the Banjima lands. Her
old and a member of the technique is different
stolen generation. to most using only a
cotton bud & tooth
“My inspiration to pick to create the visual
paint came from my masterpiece. She has
country of where my developed an individual
father was taken away striking style using
as a small child. Being deep vibrant colours to
a descendant of the stolen generation - White expressively connect with her roots. She views
Springs in the Pilbara of Western Australia. her works as liberating and uplifting.
The surname White is my surname given to my
father as a reminder of where he came from.
I love mixing colours and get my ideas from
country in the Pilbara region and all over the
world. When I paint I feel a strong connection
to Banjima lands. I get pleasure from seeing
the looks on people’s faces when they express
their love of seeing my work of art, and the
emotional connection they get from me telling
the stories behind each one.
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021Yinjaa-barni Yinjaa-Barni Designs the art centre and the Roeburne.
Designer Atricia Floyd And Art Centre
Yinjaa-Barni Art Patricia Floyd
Yinjaa-Barni Designs is a collection of Jina-Jina and Yinjaa-Barni Arts Manager
expertly designed wearable artworks Patricia Floyd is a seamstress, with
that celebrate the identity and strong experience running her own clothing
relationship the artists have to culture business. Together she works with
and Yinjibarndi Country in Western Yinjaa-Barni artists to select artworks
Australia. These garments are made from for printing, as well as to discuss the
all-natural fabrics and are digitally printed fabrics and designs for each collection.
with the beautiful designs of Yinjaa-Barni She works with each artist, to determine
paintings. Yinjaa-Barni Designs is an any changes to the original artworks
art centre generated project, with the for conversion into fabric designs, for
fabric and garment designs created in- example tessellations, or changes in
house. Art centre manager and couture colour. Artists have approval over each
designer/seamstress Patricia Floyd garment that features their artwork.
works closely with the artists to create Artists can suggest designs or offer
clothing that showcases contemporary artworks to be used for fabrics. Each
Aboriginal identity and the artists’ strong garment is labelled with information
individual styles. Yinjaa-Barni Designs about the artist and states that part
is a meaningful expression of the purchase price is paid back
of culture and to the artist as a
is increasingly way of sustaining
essential to the community and
the economic providing artists with
independence of a supplement to their
11 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021income. Final garments are approved piece. Working in layers, he doesn’t
by the artists and arts workers and the pronounce a painting finished until it
artists and their families are involved ‘feels right’. One painting can have up
in marketing by modelling designs in to five different compositions in layers.
promotional materials including on social Clifton was selected to visit Italy as part
media. of the ‘Antica Terra Pulsante’ exhibition in
Florence in 2006. His work sold solidly in
Clifton Mack is an elder of the Italy and continues to enjoy considerable
Yindjibarndi people. He started painting demand both in Western Australia and
in 2001 while participating in a tertiary overseas. In 2010 and 2014, Clifton
education course at Cossack. Clifton’s was a finalist in the prestigious Telstra
art represents his Pilbara country and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait
its stories, the rocks of the Pilbara Islander Art Award in Darwin. He has
Region and the flora and fauna. While won many prizes at the Cossack Art
expressing his inner love for his land Award, the largest regional art award in
and his culture using his own particular Australia, and he won first prize in the
way he succeeds in producing beautiful Royal Bank of Scotland Emerging Artist
artwork in a highly individual style. Much in Sydney. His work is represented in
of Clifton’s work relates this mindset of National, State and private collections,
water and its flow through Yindjibarndi and he exhibits regularly in private
country. Clifton doesn’t care much for galleries in Fremantle and Sydney.
time. He labours for hours on end, often
spending
more than
a month
on one
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021Juluwarlu
Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation might be remembering the mungkatja (anthills
Located in the far northwest of Western put in the river by the Bunggaliyarra, two sisters-
Australia, Juluwarlu artists traditional lands in-law, when the Mingala Creator was singing
encompass a vast tract of the central and the creation of the lands. Might be remembering
western Pilbara. Yindjibarndi people utilise the the Mayalarri (the Seven Sisters Stars) they
animals of the region to provide food, clothing were related to, then thinking about the yurala
and warmth, decorations for ceremony, and as (rainmaker) dancing on those anthills when he
pets and as hunting companions. They all have made ceremony for rain. And maybe, I think
their roles and play about the songs for that
an important part in place, and when the
Yinjabarndi spirituality, kangaroos come down for
beliefs and social water. Making a painting is
system. Yinjabarndi healing for our spirits, like
have a deep connection living in your country”.
with the environment
and have always kept Jane Cheedy, Mulla Mulla
a strong knowledge of Ngarli (Wildflowers);
the local fauna. Each Jayimarra Jurdubirringarli
animal has a place in (native honey suckle
our kinship system, flowers)
belonging to one of Jane Cheedy is a respected
the four Galharra, or Yindjibarndi Elder, Cultural
skin groups (Garimarra, Custodian, and Yindjibarndi
Burungu, Balyirri and Linguist who has worked
Banaga), to which every as an Aboriginal Education
person belongs. Officer at Roebourne
District High School for
Roeburne Distric many years. A daughter
School Students of renowned YIndjibarndi
Thalu-Ngarli Cultural Custodian and
(Animal Print) Elder, Ned Mayurabingu
Roebourne District Cheedy, (winner of the
School Students 2012 Australian NAIDOC
produced artworks Aboriginal Person of the
of local thalu-ngarli Year, before he died at the
(animals) in a workshop age of 105, and renowned
held at the school in Yindjibarndi plants
2018. specialist, Cherry Cheedy.
Their unique interpretation of Yindjibarndi’s When she took up creating artwork in 2017, Jane
flora, fauna and country were used to the create brought her many talents and her deep cultural
educational content for the interactive devices at commitment to her artwork which often features
the Ganalili Cultural Centre. written Yindjibarndi text and oral recordings
of songs that extend her acrylic paintings and
Judith Coppin, Munkaja (Anthills of the embroidered works to another dimension. When
Bunggaliyarra Star Sisters) young people come to paint at the Juluwarlu
Judith Coppin is an Yindjibarndi Elder, Cultural Artists’ Centre, her passion for teaching
Custodian and highly respected artist. Judith has Yindjibarndi culture gathers the young ones in
been creating acrylic paintings on canvas since the gentle circle of her story telling and language
2010, and more recently yarranga marni boards. teaching as they work side by side.
Judith says, “Painting for me is like a language
for telling stories and remembering. Painting I
13 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021region: kimberley
Boab Nut and Hills Dress and
Cathy Ward x Grace Lillian Lee Culture.
Waringarri Arts (Kununurra)
Garment: Cathy Ward & Grace Lillian Tommy Ngarralja May
Lee Collaboration Gorman x Mangkaja
Written by Belinda Cook
Fabric: Gerdewoon Print – Cathy Ward “Like Tommy says ‘same story, different
style’. Our stories and connections live
Cathy is an emerging textile artist from on no matter whether on paintings,
Kununurra- she has block printed the prints or clothing. Our culture is
fabric and collaborated with Grace going to live forever. We are keeping it
Lillian Lee to create the garment. going for the next generation.” Lynley
Waringarri’s textiles project supports Nargoodah.
young women in the community,
creating new income streams and The Mangkaja x Gorman collection
promoting culture through new received unprecedented recognition for
mediums. an Indigenous fashion collaboration.
It brought to life the rich culture and
Waringarri Arts is located in Kununurra ancient stories of country of senior
and supports Kira Kiro in Kalumburu Mangkaja Artists, proudly modelled
Waringarri Aboriginal Arts is a living, by their granddaughters, the next
growing art centre celebrating the generation of cultural keepers.
uniqueness of Miriwoong cultural
identity. The collection was launched to a
packed audience at Darwin Aboriginal
Established in the late 1970’s, in Art Fair’s (DAAF) – Country to
the heart of Miriwoong country at Couture 2019 event. Fellow artists and
Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Indigenous art lovers were hungry to
northern Australia, Waringarri artists share in the vibrancy and richness of
share the importance of their Country
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021Indigenous art embodied in
fashion, fuelling the growing
momentum of the Indige-
nous fashion movement. It
was a proud moment for
the art centre and a huge
step for the fashion industry.
Launching a collection on an
Indigenous platform brought
new-found attention--Vogue
Australia reported on the
event for the first time.
This break out moment
for Mangkaja, which has
spearheaded a new wave
in the continued trajectory
of the Indigenous Australian
fashion movement, has
been in development for
many years. Mangkaja’s
board of directors had
long been thinking about
fashion before Gorman
was considered. Over
seven years ago in my
interview for the manager
position, Eva Nargoodah,
director and senior artist
of Mangkaja Arts, shared that she was and pattern development, to create
starting a family textiles business using stunning textiles. Every piece is original,
locally sourced traditional medicines created by hand without chemicals,
as dyes (Rukaji Designs) and that and has its own unique design and dye
Mangkaja artists wanted to get into profile. Rukaji are proud to keep the
fashion. In that moment I could see cultural practices that surround bush
there was drive and direction from an medicines and dyes alive and well,
insightful and experienced board of teaching their children and broader
directors focused on supporting the community about these essential
development of economic, social and practises.
cultural opportunities for their Fitzroy
Crossing communities in the remote
West Kimberley region of WA. Camila Sawford
Litiyalla Earrings
Eva Nargoodah, Rukaji Designs, Camila Sawford is the founder of
supported by Mangkaja Arts Fitzroy Litiyalla, an Aboriginal owned &
Crossing operated accessories business. is a
Bush dies silks as top Gooniyandi/ Gija from Fitzroy Crossing
Rukaji Designs is a family business led by woman residing on Whadjuk Noongar
matriarch Eva Nargoodah and her eldest country. She designs and creates
daughter Ivy, based in Jimbalakudunj handmade and painted earrings; each
Community in the Fitzroy Valley, West design is inspired by and celebrates her
Kimberley, WA. The Nargoodah family indigenous culture, country, and stories.
are passionate creators and cultural She use a mixture of techniques and
keepers, having developed their textile mediums and keeps her palette true
designs over many years, constantly to what mother earth has to offer. The
experimenting with bush medicines, dyes creation of Litiyalla keeps her passion for
15 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021his grandmother’s country is Yulumbu
(Tableland Station), Warlawoon Country.
He was born in Wyndham and grew
up on Bedford Downs Cattle Station
and in Halls Creek, and now lives in the
Warmun Community.
Lindsay returned to station life at the
age of 13, working as a stockman on
Bedford Downs with his eldest brother.
His mother passed away when he was
art alive, allowing the artist to express 16 and he looked after himself from
identity through a fusion of traditional that time – working on Bedford Downs
meets contemporary. Camila says: and Lissadell Stations in the Kimberley,
Each collection shares the message of and on Bunda Station in the Northern
unity and pride, bringing together and Territory.
empowering women of all walks of life.
The greatest gift is seeing the impact my In 1993 Lindsay moved to Melbourne
art makes on those who wear it. for 2 years before returning to Derby
where he started a family. Lindsay
Ngali x Lindsay Malay returned to his ancestral country, living
Ngali operates with an ethos of “our and working around Tableland Station
way” supporting indigenous talent and Mornington for 8 years while his
with mindful manufacturing and style family fought to reclaim their land. In
that lasts. Ngali translates to we or us 2010, his family won back their country
in a number of Aboriginal languages- – Warlawoon – which was broken
and through Ngali they use textiles as off from the Yulumbu pastoral lease.
an agent of change. They want their Lindsay has inherited this country from
clothes to be worn every day, treasured his Grandfather. Rammey Ramsey, one
and adored- slow fashion. Dennis is a of Warmun Art Cetnre’s senior artists, is
Wiradjuri woman who uses fashion to the only remaining Elder from Warlawoon
change the mindsets about consumption country.
and promote respect for country,
celebrating Country and creativity Lindsay’s artistic
across mediums. practice is a
strong political
Ngali collaborated with Lindsay Malay statement about
to take art beyond the canvas and textile the reclamation of
design onto Country. After meeting at his ancestral lands
DAAF 2018, Kija artist Lindsay Malay after the affects
and Ngali’s Wiradjuri designer Denni of the Pastoralist
Francisco collaborated to turn artwork movement across
into vibrant and tactile design for Ngali’s Kija Country.
Autum/ Winter collection. This exciting Seeing the shapes
collaboration was established through of his lands
a shred vision of celebrating culture, dance across the
showcasing Aboriginal design across surface of Ngali’s
and instigating mutually beneficial textiles creates
partnerships across the country between synergies between
cross-sector Aboriginal businesses. the ancient and
Through Ngali’s visit to Warmun and the modern,
visiting Linday’s traditional Country reinforcing his
that this shared vision came to being, agile innovation as
showcasing his work in Melbourne. an exciting, modern
Kija artist.
Artist: Lindsay Malay
Lindsay Malay is a Gija man. His
grandfather’s country is on Corolla
Cattle Station (Old Bedford Downs) and
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021region: south west
Noongar Peter Farmer
Waterlines, Independent Nyoonger
move into a house until the mid 1970s.
His career spans many decades and
Designers Artist and Designer; Fenella Peacock disciplines, staying true to his South
Peter Farmer, Noongar artist and West aesthetic.
designer, was born in Gnowangerup in
1971. Gnowangerup is a small town in Peter Farmer’s Blue Wren design was
the great southern region in Western used by shoe label Jimmy Choo. His
Australia, just east of the town of first design is a brown hand-painted
Katanning. Farmer’s family descend linen coupled with white slip made by
from a number of Noongar groups, Fenella Peacock. The black & white
including the Whadjuk, Minang, Wilman shirt and jumpsuit is hand-made &
and Wardandi peoples. He describes stitched by local designer Shaneece
his childhood as semi-traditional: his Dalling, a 20 year-old cousin of Pete
family lived off the land and did not Jnr’s, who is also modelling both looks.
17 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021The waterlines of Noongar
country have been
manipulated and shifted
since colonisation, with
much development occurring donations of fabric and also donates
on waterways and swamps across themselves, donating offcuts to create
the region. Peter is a humble and over 150 bags for women in local
progressive artist, whose has worked hospitals.
off his own accord across many
different media for many years. Deadly is a modern Indigenous word
adopted into Australian culture meaning
Deadly Denim incredible, excellent or amazing. Deadly
Deadly Denim is a sustainable upcycled Denim is a Noongar owned company
Indigenous Fashion Label from Perth. that collaborated with Australian First
The genius of using the universal fabric Nations artists, showcasing their
of denim as a medium connects people creative designs on digitally printed
to Aboriginal culture through wearble, fabrics or sourced from screen printed
upcycled items. Founded by Rebecca fabrics from remote Aboriginal Art
Rickard, a Ballardong Whadjuk woman Centres. These designs are then
from the Noongar Nation, her business worked into up-cycled denim. They
was built on social impact, aiming to be now sell Nationally and Internationally,
sustainable as possible. Fashion comes showcasing their designs art Perth
with an environmental impact, being the Fashion week, LA fashion week and
second largest polluter in the world. All NYC fashion week over the last few
of Deadly Denim scraps are donated years.
to a local women’s correctional facility
where a group of women learn to sew
and create. Deadly Denim also receives
The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021region: mid west
Yamaji Elders
Kangaroo Skin Bags
Yamaji Art is an emerging Aboriginal
art centre in Western Australia. We
provide professional services for artists
with a focus on sustaining cultural
maintenance and arts practice in a
variety of mediums including painting,
textiles, weaving, print-making, design
and performance. It was important to
include these objects from the Mid –
West; we have sourced a collection
of stunning handmade kangaroo
skin bags, created by senior Yamji
artists. These beautiful objects will
be scattered across the showcase
as powerful reminders to sustainable
practices and the innovation of Yamaji
cross disciplinary artists.
19 | The Art of Everyday, Aboriginal Fashion Showcase 2021Western Australian
Indigenous Fashion Showcase
with WASO String Quartet
Presented by The Karijini Experience
Kalamina Gorge | Friday 9 April, 2021 | 3pm – 4:30pm
This Indigenous Fashion Showcase highlights the dynamic emerging
and established Western Australian traditional and contemporary
textile art and designs. Directed by one of Australia’s leading Aboriginal
art curators, the Runway Show is a celebration of innovation and a new
frontier of Aboriginal fashion, combined with a live concert from the
West Australian Symphony Orchestra strings.
Program
A selection of KATS-CHERNIN miniatures
Artists
Rachael Kirk (viola), Fotis Skordas (cello), Cerys Tooby (violin), Rebecca Glorie (violin)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges
the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the Indigenous
Nations across Western Australia and on whose Lands we work.
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