Maree Clarke
Maree Clarke
Maree Clarke (born 1961 in Swan Hill, Victoria) is is a Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, BoonWurrung/Wemba Wemba woman, curator, and artist. Clarke is a multidisciplinary artist and is renowned for her work in reviving South-eastern Aboriginal Australian art practices.
Early Life and Education
Clarke grew up in and around Mildura in North Western Victoria. [1]
Career
Clarke works across a range of mediums including photography, sculpture, painting and jewerllery. [2]
Research and revival of cultural practices which have been lost as a result of colonisation form an important part of Clarke's art practice. Clarke goes to museums to research and work with objects in their collections. [3] Her work has seen her become a pivotal figure in the reclamation of cultural and artistic practices of South Eastern Australian Aboriginals.[4][5]
She began working as an Aboriginal educator in her home town in 1978 which provided her with a solid base from which to develop her career in promoting and supporting South East Aboriginal histories, culture and knowledge. [6]
The City of Port Phillip became the first Victorian local government to establish a centre dedicated to actively promoting Aboriginal arts and culture, creating the first Koori Arts Unit in St Kilda. Clark was the first Koori Arts Officer from 1994 - 1998 and instrumental in its success.[7]
Work
Major Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Eel Trap with Mitch Mahoney, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Footscray VIC
2019 Translating Culture with Mitch Mahoney, Canberra Glassworks, Kingston ACT
2019 Ancestral Memory, Treasury Gallery Old Quad, University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC
2019 Reimagining Culture – Contemporary Connections to Culture, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura VIC
2018 Reimagining Culture, Arts Space Wodonga, Wodonga VIC
2015 Ritual: Connection to Country, Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne VIC
2011 Ritual & Ceremony, Bunjilaka Gallery, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne VIC
Group Exhibitions
Public Collections
Monash University Museum of Art
Monash University Art Collection, Prato Campus, Tuscany, Italy
Stonington Council, Melbourne, Victoria
Port Phillip Council Art Collection, Melbourne, Victoria
Mildura Art Centre Collection, Mildura, Victoria
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Vivien Anderson Gallery". www.vivienandersongallery.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Maree Clarke, Thung-ung Coorang (Kangaroo teeth necklace) 2013". Monash University Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Linear Artists: Maree Clarke". Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Maree Clarke: Bunjilaka". museumsvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Centre for Indigenous Story". Centre for Indigenous Story. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Centre for Indigenous Story". Centre for Indigenous Story. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Centre for Indigenous Story". Centre for Indigenous Story. Retrieved 2020-03-08.