First nations artwork
Council’s art collection aims to reflect and celebrate the character and culture of the Sunshine Coast.
Council’s art collection aims to reflect and celebrate the character and culture of the Sunshine Coast. This collection aims to contain artworks that have a connection to the people and places of the region. It also aims to preserve and display a collection of state and national significance. This is through its broader holdings of contemporary Australian art.
Through its reconciliation action plan (RAP), council purchased a number of artworks by traditional custodians and first nations people who call the Sunshine Coast home.
Goannas by Hope O'Chin
Goannas from exhibition `Hope a Continual Dreaming' by Hope O'Chin; a visual artist and long-term advocate for change, based in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast.
Songlines of Mooloolah by Bridgette Chilly Davis
Songlines of Mooloolah by Bridgette Chilly Davis shows Bridgette’s journey of coming back home.
The Lore of the Land by Lyndon Davis
The Lore of the Land by Lyndon Davis; an Indigenous representative of the Sunshine Coast whos' art shows his deep connection to country.
Policy and Procedure by Jason Murphy
Policy and Procedure by Jason Murphy; a Jinibara man whos' drawings to tell stories of issues affecting Aboriginal people.
Whales Swimming by Belle Hartnell
Whales Swimming by Belle Hartnell; influenced by life in the waters of the Torres Straits.