Sunrise 2018

Blackgin (MACGUIRE, Georgia) (Wurundjeri)

Registration number

1796105

Artist/maker

Blackgin (MACGUIRE, Georgia) (Wurundjeri)

Title

Sunrise

Production date

2018

Medium

broadsheet paperbark

Dimensions (H x W x D)

78.3 x 76.5 x 4.7cm (framed)

Credit line

Purchased 2019
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© the artist, courtesy of the artist

Keywords

Blackgin, Georgia MacGuire, paperbark, Sunrise, 2018, Marnda Grik

Summary

This artwork by Blackgin (Georgia MacGuire) was acquired by the Art and Heritage Collection in 2019.

Blackgin is a Wurundjeri artist living in the Central Goldfields. With a focus on exploring themes around her matriarchal lineage and notions of feminism, Blackgin engages with materials that connect her to her cultural heritage through traditional uses. Blackgin is particularly known for her work using paperbark.