Kim Norman
Background Info
Date of Birth: 1/04/1979
Totem: -
Language: Kugu, Thaayorre, Wik-Iiyanh
Clan: Thaayorre
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Biography
Kim Norman has been working at the Art Centre since the beginning of 2016. He is a salt water person and traditional land owner of Pormpuraaw. As an artist he demonstrates great skill in designing and making sculptural works using ghost net, aluminium cable andfound materials. These works are often sea creatures, and reflect the respect he feels for his totems and his ancestors.
Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2018 | Tarnanthi :Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art - Tandanya, Adelaide SA |
| 2018 | Pormpuraaw Art & Culture Centre - Pormpuraaw Art Centre Gallery, Pormpuraaw, QLD) |
| 2018 | Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair - Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin NT |
| 2018 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - United Nations Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2017 | Tarnanthi :Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art - Tandanya, Adelaide SA |
| 2017 | Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair - Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin NT |
| 2017 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - United Nations Ocean Conference, New York USA |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - Paris Aquarium,Paris, France |
| 2016 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2016 | Tabba Nabba - Oceanic Institute, Monaco |
Bibliography
| 2018 | Review: Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2018: https://visual.artshub.com.au/news- article/reviews/visual-arts/emily-mcculloch-childs/review-cairns-indigenous-art-fair-2018-256171 |
Themes
Clan Totems
Sea Creatures
Mediums
Acrylic on Canvas
Print Making
Acrylic paint on plywood
Ghost net, Plastic Trellis and Twine