Woven Together Panel Discussion

Join exhibiting artists Aunty Rosalind Sailor, Michona Warria, Erica Muriata and Kim Ah Sam alongside exhibition Curator Sabrina-Rose Toby for an engaging panel discussion about their collaborative weaving exhibition Woven Together: Undivided We Rise, a powerful celebration of resilience, community, and cultural continuity.

About the artists:

Aunty Rosalind Sailor is a Kuku Yalanji and Waanyi woman. She has a background in Cultural arts and managing events, workshops, administration and performances. Aunty Ros has worked in the Gurambilbarra / Townsville community for over 30 years in community, arts and Culture as an artist, Cultural advisor, and advocate for First Nations art, theatre and performance.

Michona Warria is a proud Kuku-Yalanji, Waanji, Kalkadoon and Torres Strait Island (Mabuiag Island) woman, artist and performer. Michona graduated from the Aboriginal Centre of Performing Arts in Meanjin / Brisbane in 2018. She has worked with Digital Youth Arts, performing in their production of All That Remains as a part of the Valley Fiesta 2018. In 2019, Michona was successfully selected for the Solid Ground Internship program with Belvoir Theatre, working on the production Winyanboga Yurringa.

Erica Muriata (b. 1994) is a proud Girramay woman from the Jumbun Aboriginal Community, located in the Murray Upper region, north-west of Cardwell, Queensland. As an emerging artist, Erica’s work is deeply rooted in her Cultural heritage, drawing inspiration from the landscape, traditions, and stories of her ancestors.

Kim Ah Sam is a proud Kuku Yalanji and Kalkadoon woman who was born and raised in Queensland, based in Meanjin / Brisbane. As a mature-aged woman, Kim decided to follow her dream to go to university and in 2017 she completed a Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. Kim’s printmaking and sculptural work is based around her Cultural and spiritual identity, consistently investigating ways to spiritually reconnecting with the people and land of her father’s Country (Kalkadoon) and her grandmother’s Country (Kuku Yalanji).

Free event. RSVP appreciated.

Woven Together: Undivided We Rise is an Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts (Umbrella) exhibition. It was commissioned by Umbrella in partnership with the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA). Umbrella and NAFA are thankful for the support of Vivien Anderson Gallery representing Clare Jaque Vasquez, Kim Ah Sam and Erica Muriata, and Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre also representing Erica Muriata.