Christy McKinless Nalingu | FireWorks Gallery

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Selected works

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Maranoa shield designs

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Maranoa bloodlines

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Diamond Shield

Bio & CV

Born 1983 in Brisbane, Christy grew up in Caloundra.

Christy began painted when she was around 10 years old and has developed extensively over the past 18 years in between raising a family. She is a mother of five children between 3 months and 17 years old. Over her career she has worked as an assisting ‘apprentice’ with her mother, painter Joanne Currie Nalingu (as well as artists such as Michael Nelson Jagamara and other Indigenous artists visiting through Campfire Group). Her stories relate to the Maranoa region near Mitchell (her Mother’s Country), including Maranoa shield designs and river lines patterning. Christy continues to develop her own styles and formats and grow as a professional artist.

Exhibitions and Project involvement

2012 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Caloundra Regional Gallery

2012 North Coast Corporation for Community Health – collaborative

2011 Gibson Auctions Armidale

2010 Burl Gallery Sydney (Group show)

2009 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Caloundra Regional Gallery

2007 Woodford Folk Festival

2006 Narangba Art Gallery

2005 Burl Gallery Sydney (Solo show)

2004 The Indigenous Spirt of Australia

2003 – 04 Give ‘em Currie Caloundra Regional Art Gallery with Joanne Currie

2003 Switzerland Art Exhibition –Joanne Currie & Mick Huddleston, assisting with painting and organization

Commissions

2010 Save the Children

2009 QLD Health Sunshine Coast

2009 Michael Nelson Jagamara – Collaborative workshops and assistant

2009 Caloundra State High School

2012 Unity Water

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