Feature Artwork in “Here I Am: Art By Great Women”

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Written By BOHIE
 

Artists Statement

 

Overview
Contribution to Nationwide Female Street Art Showcase

Client: Ambush Gallery, Kambri Precinct, Australian National University
Year: 2021
Location: Ngunnawal/Nambri Country, Canberra Act

 

Inspired by the Know My Name movement and in cultural partnership with the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), HERE I AM: Art by Great Women is a showcase of contemporary Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from multi-disciplinary backgrounds including street art, fine art, photography, and more. My piece “In Our Hands” featured at the entry to the outdoor portion of the show, as well as two artworks featured in a prominent position of the indoor portion of the show.

“This portrait is of the three-year-old daughter of one of Bohie’s closest friends; out in the wild and braving the darkness in a field of purple Kunzea which hugs the shores of her local Shoalhaven River. This young girl is not asking for permission, or validation, or assistance. She’s courageously immersed in the moment, completely captivated by the magic of the little Spotted Pardalote. Our youngest children, and the ones yet to come, are facing a time in our history that is deeply disconnected to our wild spaces, deeply unempathetic, and inhumane. Palecek’s artwork invites the viewer to pause, take a moment to breathe. Breathe fresh air, swim in fresh water, listen to the birdsong around you. Witness the magic of the wild and allow your skin and your mind and your heart to connect to it and be moved by it.”

This artwork is now part of the permanent collection of Ambush Gallery.
Please get in touch to enquire after digital reproductions.

 
BOHIE

Based in Braidwood, NSW, BOHIE creates art, illustration, public space murals, and creative workshopping experiences that explore wonder and connection to each other and to the natural world.

She works alongside educational institutions, government agencies, community focus groups and stewards of the natural world to design change-making campaigns for each creative project. Bohie utilises a research-based methodology to find inspiration for her artworks, resulting in 2D images which are laden with deeper stories and symbolic meaning.

This narrative driven conceptual development injects her unique authenticity and grass-roots integrity into the public arena, which she sees as a conscious challenge to public advertising. In a time of rapid change, extreme instability and a globally recognised feeling of imminent threat, Bohie’s art provides messages of hope and empowerment for a changed future.

https://www.bohie.com.au
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