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Michael Eather

Michael Eather is a contemporary Australian artist based in Brisbane, who helped found the Campfire Group, a significant cross-cultural artistic collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.

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Michael Eather (born 1963) is a contemporary Australian artist based in Brisbane, who helped found the Campfire Group, a significant cross-cultural artistic collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.1

Eather grew up and was educated in Tasmania. Following his graduation from the Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 1983, he spent time in the Indigenous community of Maningrida, which became the starting point for decades of inter-cultural artistic collaboration.2

in 1996, he established a long-term partnership with well-known Aboriginal artist Kumantje Jagamara (1946–2020).3

References

References

  1. "Michael Eather". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Ms Pat Hoffie, 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Eather', Artlink, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999
  3. Fairley, Gina (26 November 2020). "Vale: Michael Nelson Jagamara AM and Kunmanara Lewis". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Martin-Chew, Louise. A guide to the form: the stingray sculptures of Michael Eather / essay. Heiser Gallery and M. Eather, Brisbane, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9804417-7-2 (paperback)
  • Michael Eather (ed.), Shoosh! A History of the Campfire Group, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2005
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