Artist Talk with Dylan Mark Bolger

Aboriginal Art Co

Learn about our latest exhibition, Leaf SZN, directly from the artist: Dylan Mark Bolger

J﻿oin us for an artist talk with Dylan Mark Bolger as he talks about his latest exhibition: Leaf SZNDylan is a proud descendant of the Maiawali, Karuwali, Pitta-Pitta and Gomeroi peoples. Dylan approaches all his projects by combining his art, culture and technical expertise to deliver unique outcomes. Dylan has been creating a new body of work over the past 8 weeks in the Aboriginal Art Co artist studio as a part of The Safe Space Artist Residency Program, funded by Brisbane City Council through the Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships.Leaf SZN recognises the resilience and the Blakness, in the built environment of so called ‘Australia’, through the Macaranga leaf. The Macaranga, being of old world genesis, is considered to be a re-coloniser or pioneer plant. After devastation, it is one of the first plants to grow back and breathe new life into space. The concept of the Macaranga leaf is a representation of First Nations people and culture being of ‘old world genesis’ as Aboriginal people grow back through the devastation of colonisation. Come along to view these works and hear about the motivations and process behind the works. This is an open invitation to a casual, social occasion to network and learn.

T﻿he Safe Space Artist Residency Program is funded by Brisbane City Council through the Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships.Aboriginal Art Co is also supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Australian Government through through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS), with philanthropic support through Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and Creative Partnerships Australia via the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF).

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