Brian Robinson, …the blooms continue to flourish 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Naomi Hobson, Pa'ii (Three sisters) 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Vernon Ah Kee, brutalities 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Teho Ropeyarn, Udhyama upanthi arrirra ayki wanthah 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Claudia Moodoonuthi, Burkunda 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Heather Koowootha, Traditional women's building materials 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Arthur Roughsey, Thuwathu 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Gordon Hookey Wallaroo, 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Ryan Presley, Bedburner 2015 digital design for textile image courtesy the artist
Cairns Regional Gallery’s Out of Queensland: New Indigenous Textiles exhibition exemplifies the fusion of digital technology and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary art practice and is presented in partnership with the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
The exhibition explores exciting new directions in the work of Vernon Ah Kee, Naomi Hobson, Gordon Hookey, Heather Koowootha, Claudia Moodoonuthi, Ryan Presley, Brian Robinson, Teho Ropeyarn and Arthur Roughsey.
Working in collaboration with textile designer, Bobbie Ruben, the nine established and emerging artists have manipulated images from their existing artworks to create repeat patterns for direct-to-fabric digital printing on lengths of fabric. Featuring strong colour and design, the exhibition makes a collective creative statement while celebrating individual artists’ signature styles. As a unified collection, Out of Queensland pops with ideas and new art and design directions.