Our artists create coiled baskets using a variety of materials including native grasses, natural and synthetic dyes, feathers and commercially produced raffia. The baskets vary in size and shape. Each one is unique.
Kaiela Arts provide an important space for local Aboriginal artists and the community to connect to culture through the arts.
We strengthen community by sharing culture, learning from our past and empowering future generations.
Name: Irene Golden - Hamlyn
Biography:
Irene is a proud Bangerang woman, from a long line of strong Bangerang women. She loves painting, ceramics, drawing, jewellery-making and sketching. She explains it as inherited knowledge from her ancestors and feels it’s a direct connection to her culture. Irene tries to barter for her seeds as often as possible, trading jewellery for supplies is a direct connection to the traditional system used by Indigenous people. She makes bracelets, earrings, rings and necklaces, often attending markets to sell her pieces. Irene often works with schools story-telling and teaching children about Aboriginal culture.
(Dhungala) Murray River / Dreaming Biami Sent down an old lady with a digging stick who went searching for yams, Biami waited patiently for her and after some time there was no return. So Biami Read more…
Sitting with my Uncle This painting is about me and my uncle sitting around talking and him passing down knowledge about painting and different techniques he used. This painting is important to me because my Read more…