Brooke Foster is a First Nations Artist, a proud Butchulla woman, currently residing on Yidinji Country (Queensland).
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Introduction
Brooke's family descends from the Butchulla Tribe of K’gari (Fraser Island). She grew up in Kuranda, Far North Queensland, and currently resides in Cairns. Brooke has completed studies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Arts and has participated in multiple exhibitions across Cairns and Sydney over the years. She has conducted print workshops, art classes, and community activities throughout the region. In 2021, she received the Banggu Minjaany Award. Many of her artworks are held in private collections as well as in the Cairns Regional Gallery.
Brooke has always felt a deep connection to the land and sea, a connection she expresses through her artwork. This expression is symbolised through her use of over-exaggerated colour, scenery, repeated imagery, and animals in her paintings, drawings, and lino prints.
"I use art as a means to record and capture my memories, emotions, knowledge, and stories passed down by Elders in the community."
Work with Brooke
Custom art commissions are available. Collaborating with you to conceive a unique composition, size and colour palette, Brooke is dedicated to creating an artwork that resonates with your business or cause.
For more information contact Life Apparel and we will get you in touch with Brooke.
Story: Through dance, we traded knowledge, weapons, and stories, and established bonds between family groups. Today, we celebrate and come together for NAIDOC to showcase our culture through song, dance, artwork, jewellery making, weaving, fashion, and modelling, demonstrating to everyone that our culture and knowledge are still thriving.
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Acknowledgement Of Country
Life Apparel celebrates and acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging for their generosity and custodianship of Country throughout Australia.
We recognise and honour the ongoing connection and deep spiritual relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to this Country, and acknowledge the unique role they play in caring for and protecting it for future generations. As an Australian-led boutique label and proud allies, we demonstrate our respect for First Nations peoples through our commitments to environmentally sustainable and ethical business practices. We recognise their continuing connection to land and waters, and thank them for protecting our natural resources and ecosystems.
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