11am-3pm
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Join us for a very special opportunity to hear from artists in Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia.
Spend the morning in the exhibition space with artists Damien Shen and Yhonnie Scarce as they share insights into their work. Check out the times for each artists’ talk in the space – please note these require registrations as spots are limited.
11.00- 11.30am: Damien Shen
11.45am–12.15pm: Yhonnie Scarce
1- 3pm : Workshop with Damien Shen (BOOKED OUT)
Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia is presented by the National Gallery of Australia and Wesfarmers Arts in partnership with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and supported by the Australian Government.
- Date
- Location
- Level 1
- Cost
- Free
Damien Shen
Damien Shen is a South Australian man of Ngarrindjeri (Aboriginal) and Chinese descent. As an artist he draws on both of these powerful cultural influences to create works of intense personal meaning. In using his artistic talent to share his story, he aims to open the eyes of viewers to new ways of seeing Australian identity and Aboriginal art.
In February 2016, Damien Shen was the winner of the Blake Prize (emerging category), in December 2015 the winner of the Prospect Portraiture prize, and a finalist in the prestigious Whyalla Art Prize and Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. He was also hand-picked for the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. His works are held in numerous public collections around Australia, including the National Gallery of Australia, Monash Gallery of Art, Art Gallery of Ballarat and internationally the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection (Virginia, USA)
