Lee Darroch wearing possum cloak with Lyrebird songline painting - Photo Courtesy ABC - Photographer Clare Rawlinson 2016

Lee Darroch wearing possum cloak with Lyrebird songline painting – Photo Courtesy ABC – Photographer Clare Rawlinson 2016

Lee Darroch is a proud Yorta Yorta, Mutti, Boon Wurrong woman who has lived for the past 30 years with her partner, David and two children, Ben and Zenzi on Raymond Island. She is a renowned visual artist and leader of the cultural revival of traditional cultural practices across South-eastern Australia in particular possum skin cloak making, sculpture, public art, feather work and coiled basketry.

 

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Recent Melbourne Exhibitions:

2008        Yorta Yorta Woka, Hissing Swan Art Gallery, Port Fairy

                 Reconciliation, Manningham City Council

2007        Biganga, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum

                 Warrior Women, Koorie Heritage Trust

2006        Gunya Winyarr, Koorie Heritage Trust

                 Retrospective, Australian Print Workshop

                Urbaninity, Victorian Parliament

                Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Black Box, Victorian Arts Centre

                Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Sofitel Hotel

 

Interstate Exhibitions:

2016          Scratching the surface, Alliance Française de Sydney

2008         Yinalung Yenu: Women’s Journey, Power House Museum, Sydney

2007         Tooloyn Koortakay, National Museum of Australia

2006         Victorian Printmakers, National Gallery of Australia

                  Tooloyn Koortakay, National Museum of Australia, Canberra

2005         Painting Native Title Business, National Tour

                  Australian Print Workshop Archive II, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

 

Recent Community Art Projects:

2008         Light in Winter, Federation Square. Second Light in winter project. Event coordination.

2007         State-wide Indigenous Visual Arts & Crafts Training through Deadly Arts Bus. Strategy, Koori Business Network

2007         The Light in Winter, Federation Square. Event coordination for the Koori launch.

2005-08   Birrarung Wilam Commemorative Place.  Design & project management of $1 million public art project at the rear of Federation Square, Melbourne.

2005-06   State wide Possum Skin Cloak project for the Opening Ceremony for Commonwealth Opening Ceremony. Project coordination of six regional Koori communities for the Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth games.

2005-07   Festival of Healthy Living: produce a Rainbow Serpent for community.    

Community arts project in Lakes Entrance.

 

Art Awards:

2002, 2001, 2000     Selected for Telstra National Indigenous Art Award, Darwin.

2001                          Highly Commended National Indigenous Heritage Art Award, Canberra.

 

Art Collections:

National Gallery of Australia

National Museum of Australia

National Gallery of Victoria

Aboriginal Affairs Victoria

Museum Victoria

Koorie Heritage Trust

Flinders University Art Museum

Melbourne Grammar School

Manningham City Council

Various private collections.

 

Lee Darroch in Echuca Biganga cloak - Photo courtesy The Artist

Lee Darroch in Echuca Biganga cloak – Photo courtesy The Artist

 

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