The Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
The exhibition features work by 11 Aboriginal Artists from Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative. The works in this exhibition are each artists’ response to a call to protect Country from the devastating effects of Myrtle Rust.
We would like to express our deepest thanks to the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative for their invaluable assistance in commissioning the artwork for this exhibition. Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative was established in 1987 by ten founding member artists. They were Euphemia Bostock, Fiona Foley, Michael Riley (dec.), Tracey Moffatt, Jeffrey Samuels, Bronwyn Bancroft, Avril Quaill, Fern Martens, Arone Meeks (dec.), and Brenda L. Croft. These ten artists were striving for recognition from the mainstream art society and their diversity was unparalleled. They challenged preconceptions around urban based Aboriginal Artists and created a unique space for themselves within the art world.
Boomalli continues to survive 35 years later and is committed to promoting and supporting artists from New South Wales Aboriginal language groups. Boomalli’s artist members are based in Sydney and in regional areas of New South Wales. Boomalli provides a space for their artists to exhibit, work and tell their stories through their art.
The Art and Science of Myrtle Rust 