N'arwee't Carolyn Briggs
N'arwee't Carolyn Briggs AM is a Professor in the Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous research lab at Monash University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. She is a Boon Wurrung senior elder and a descendant of the First People of Melbourne, the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung. She is also the Founder and Chair of the Boon Wurrung Foundation, established to conduct cultural research, including for the restoration of the Boon Wurrung language. She has been significantly involved in developing and supporting opportunities for Indigenous youth and Boon Wurrung culture for over 40 years. In 2019, she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to the Aboriginal community. She holds a PhD from RMIT University.
Artwork
Various art materials, postcards, interventions, wayfaring and workshops, 240cmx 150cm x 120cm tall.
Playbour Future Play Workshops. Please feel free to take a card and draw/ write your feelings and then add to our growing collection
Image courtesy the artist. Photo: Zo Gay.