Lorraine Connelly-Northey

Lorraine Connelly-Northey (born 1962 in Swan Hill, Victoria) is an Australian Aboriginal artist, a descendant of the Waradgerie (Wiradjuri) people.[1] She also has Irish, English and Scottish heritage.[2]

Work

Lorraine Connelly-Northey's artistic practice is influenced by both her western and Indigenous heritage. She is known for her over-sized woven installations that take the shape of traditional Aboriginal everyday life objects, such as koolimans (bowls) and narbongs (dilly bags).[3] For creating her pieces she uses found natural and industrial materials, such as feathers, shells, corrugated iron, and wire.

Connelly-Northey has exhibited in the 2nd International Indigenous Triennial (2013),[4] the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (2013), and in the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2010).[5]

Her work is held by important collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney;[6] Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney;[7] National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne;[8] Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane,[9] among others.

In 2023, to commemorate 100 years of legacy, the Australian War Memorial acquired a sculpture by Connelly-Northey, which consists of 100 steel-made coolamons.[10]

References

  1. ^ Morrell, Timothy (October–December 2013). "LORRAINE CONNELLY-NORTHEY: CROSS-CULTURAL CONSTRUCTS". Art Collector. No. 66.
  2. ^ Arozqueta, Claudia (27 March 2019). "Sculptures That Bite". Frieze.
  3. ^ "Lorraine Connelly-Northey". daao.org.au. 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. ^ "UnDisclosed. 2nd national indigenous triennale: Lorraine CONNELLY-NORTHEY". nga.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "18th Sydney Biennale Report". biennaleofsydney.art.
  6. ^ "Narbong (string bag)". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Three rivers country". mca.com.au.
  8. ^ "Narrbong (Container)". ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Narrbong (String bag) 2007". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Indigenous art at Australian War Memorial reflects 100 years of Legacy". Australian War Memorial. 24 November 2023.