• ‘Minjerribah is home, and creating this work let me spend time at home when away from Country.' N.Smith Gallery is...
    Minjerribah flora.

    ‘Minjerribah is home, and creating this work let me spend time at home when away from Country.'

    N.Smith Gallery is delighted to present a new work by Kyra Mancketlow via our new online program which offers singular or small bodies of work by the gallery's artists.

    Carved from the high dunes of Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island, Kyra Mancktelow’s Minjerribah flora offers a glimpse into the intricate beauty of our natural world. Nestled within this island's heart lies extraordinary flora & fauna shaped by the elements and time itself. Kyra’s work explores the significance of this unique ecosystem, characterised by towering Eucalypts, hardy grasses, and resilient shrubs that derive their sustenance from cleansing rainfall.

     

    Minjerribah flora brings to light the importance of flora, Country, and home.

     

    Please contact the gallery to enquire about availability of this work.

  • Kyra Mancktelow Minjerribah flora, 2023 lino print 80 x 60 cm (sheet size) 60 x 40 cm (image size) edition...

    Kyra Mancktelow
    Minjerribah flora, 2023

    lino print
    80 x 60 cm (sheet size)
    60 x 40 cm (image size)
    edition of 8 + 2 AP

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  • 'This work reflects my time spent on Country. It’s important for me to be surrounded by local flora to reconnect with my culture, family, and lore.'

  • Bio.
    Portrait by Rhett Hammerton.

    Bio.

    Kyra Mancktelow’s multidisciplinary practice investigates legacies of colonialism, posing important questions such as how we remember and acknowledge Indigenous histories.

     

    A Quandamooka artist with links to the Mardigan people of Cunnamulla, Kyra’s practice includes printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture – each applying a unique and distinct aesthetic. Kyra works with various materials to share her rich heritage, stories, and traditions to educate audiences and strengthen her connection to Country. Her printmaking explores intergenerational trauma as a result of forced integration on colonial missions, and her use of local materials in her sculpture, including clay, emu features, and Talwalpin (cotton tree), strengthens her connection to Country.

     

    Currently undertaking a PhD at Queensland College of Art, Kyra regularly exhibits in both solo and group exhibitions nation wide. Kyra won the 2021 Telstra Emerging Artist Award at The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, and a Special Commendation at the 2021 Churchie National Emerging Art Prize.

     

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