ARONE MEEKS | 'Boat People' | c. 2016 | Synthetic Polymer Paint on CanvasAt 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.

Established in 2008

SOLOMON BOOTH | 'Perspective XXV' | 2023 | Monotype on Belgian linen | H 1200 x W 800 mm

90 x 60 cm

1998–2000) and was elected as Honorary Fellow

Earrings are approximately 80mm tall

"Having always been interested in making things with my hands I came across basketry here in Cairns and have been active as a basket-maker ever since

Ithab mineral nguzu mura zageth iyab yawiyayk kuyk kedha sena minar thiyayzinga nguzu awgadh ika – Koedal

SOLOMON BOOTH | 'Awareness (xxvii)' | 2026 | Monoprint on paper | H 520 x W 370 mm

the work appears strangely seductive and evokes wry notions of beauty or utopia

Edna comes from the Gunggandji tribe in Yarrabah on her mother’s side and is Eastern Kuku Yalanji on her father’s side

the ticks pinpointing changes in everyday life

Petrykivka painting and vinok (flower wreath/crown))