ARONE MEEKS | 'Because of her we can iV' | 2018 | Monoprint | Paper: 805 x 610 mm Nephi Denham "I was only a small

"I was only a small child when our people were brought to Mornington Island and forced to live in the mission

as well as forming her own dance group Bibir and dancing with the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre Company

6 (h) x 32 (w) cm

Region: Torres Strait Islands

Ventta joined the Art Centre in 2022

ARONE MEEKS | 'Because of her we can iV' | 2018 | Monoprint | Paper: 805 x 610 mm Nephi Denham "I was only a smallAt the heart of the work is Meeks unique visual languagewhere ancestral knowledge systems intersect with contemporary experience. Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent, his works evoke a living cosmology of guardianship, movement and renewal. Recurring formswaterholes, woven vessels and flowing systemsspeak to the interconnectedness of people, place and cultural responsibility.