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Pierra Van Sparkes is a Kulin Country based Pibbulman Noongar artist. Swaying between whispered invitations into their internal world (shhhh, that dog in em is sleeping) and full-throated Blak humour for mob in the back row, their work is inspired by the shared histories, feelings and encounters that shape lived experiences of Aboriginality amidst manifold Blak identities. Working with photography, video and digital media, they explore experiences of place, belonging and interrogate mythscapes that inform notions of Indigenous authenticity, settler-colonial supremacy and the modes in which they manifest.
about.
gallery
current & upcoming
past
current & upcoming
past
2022
Koorie Heritage Trust
2021
ALIWA
Counihan Gallery
(Curator)
Makeshift
Environmental Film Festival Australia
2020
Blak to the Future III
Footscray Community Arts Centre
Affirmation
Koorie Heritage Trust
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Blak Dot Gallery
(Curator)
2019
Current
The Substation
The Living Pavilion
The University of Melbourne
dis rupt
Hamer Hall
Taking it Blak
Centre for Contemporary Photography
Hitched
Wyndham Art Gallery
2018
The Koorie Art Show 2018
Koorie Heritage Trust
TRAIN/ENNIAL – c3 Annual Fundraiser
c3 contemporary art space
Artivisms Now
La Trobe Art Institute
Because of Her We Will
Counihan Gallery
Blak to the Future
Footscray Community Arts Centre
BBQ: Blak, Beautiful and Queer
Testing Grounds
2017
The Koorie Art Show 2017
Koorie Heritage Trust
Recipient of the Moogji Club People’s Choice Award
Badjur - Bagarook - Yorga – Woman
Manningham Art Gallery
2016
The Koorie Art Show 2016
Koorie Heritage Trust
Recipient of the RMIT University Award
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