Dr Aly de Groot

Presentation

Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Dr Aly de Groot will be teaming up with Dr Louise Hamby to present a paper exploring the introduction of contemporary methods to the traditional practices of the Indigenous makers of eastern Arnhem land, Gapuwiyak.

Dr Aly de Groot is an Australian contemporary fibre artist from Garramilla-Darwin. Inspired by her empathy for marine life and ecosystems, she has been dedicated to learning, using, and teaching contemporary basket-making processes for over two decades. Aly is a PhD graduate from the College of Indigenous Futures Arts & Society at Charles Darwin University, where she is currently the Lecturer in Indigenous Australian Art. Working alongside Indigenous elders and traditional makers, notable collaborative projects include 3 large scale public artworks with Larrakia Elder, Aunty Billawarra Lee, and an award winning fashion collection with Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts. The presentation will be done remotely from Darwin.

Dr Louise Hamby

Presentation

Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Dr Hamby will be teaming up with Aly de Groot to present a paper exploring the introduction of contemporary methods to the traditional practices of the Indigenous makers of eastern Arnhem land, Gapuwiyak.

Dr Louise Hamby is currently a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University with a focus on Indigenous fibre arts, the material culture of Arnhem Land, Indigenous collection-based research and digital repatriation and re-documentation of museum collections and archival material. An honorary associate of Museum Victoria since 2003, Dr Hamby has worked on a number of collaborative curatorial projects working with Indigenous Australians. Threaded objects continue to be an area of her research and collection.

Everett Hoffman

Presentation Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Workshop 6 -8 October Contemporary Metal Studio

Everett's paper “Converging Objects of the Universe”, explores the intersection of jewellery and found objects in developing a queer narrative of becoming. He will also be running a workshop alongside the conference.

Everett Hoffman is a cross disciplinary artist, curator, and writer, based in Philadelphia, PA. He has achieved his BFA and MFA, and completed many residencies across America, most recently completing a three-year residency at Penland School of Craft. His writings have been featured in multiple publications, and he has exhibited widely across America and also Greece. Everett is a finalist in Art Jewellery Forum’s 2024 YOUNG ARTIST AWARD.

Julia Heineccius

Presentation Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Workshop 3 & 4 October Fremantle Art Centre

Julia will be presenting a paper discussing how artists and scholars are looking at the effect of process videos on our perception of our own skills and capacities, and our understanding of material behaviour.

Julia Heineccius studied at the University of Washington, and earned her MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2012. She has completed a number of residencies, exhibited throughout America and Europe, and currently lectures in jewellery and metal at North Seattle College. Julia creates functional and sculptural objects, but pursues jewellery as a concept, a form of art, and a set of techniques. Julia is also conducting a workshop based on the idea of constructing and deconstructing prior to the conference day.

Kaori Juzu

Workshop

Dates 1-3 October & 7-9 October

Fremantle Art Centre

Kaori will be running two enameling workshops at the 2024 JMGA National Conference in Perth.

Kaori Juzu is a contemporary jeweller originally from Fukuoka, Japan. After completing her apprenticeship under Per Suntum in 2008, she has established her own very successful practice, allowing her opportunities to work, exhibit and teach in various cities across the world. Her work focuses on enamelwork, pushing the boundaries, using simple materials while employing a sophisticated mix of techniques. Most recently, Kaori is a 2023 Loewe Foundation Craft prize finalist.

Michelle Broun

Panel Moderator, Presentation & Discussion

Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

In 2023, Michelle Broun conducted a survey of Indigenous Jewellery and Body Adornment entitled ‘Linking Past and Present’ ahead of the 2024 JMGA National Conference, funded by the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries. She will be facilitating a speaking panel with Indigenous artists on this subject.

Michelle Broun is a proud Yindjibarndi women residing on Whadjuk Nyungar Boodja. Michelle has worked in the arts and cultural sector for 30 years - as a textile designer, curator, cultural planner, and creative producer, in both the not-for-profit and government sectors. In 1995 she was co-curator of Women’s Work Land and Spirit which toured to Beijing at the Forbidden City during the UN Conference on Women- then nationally in Australia to 17 venues with support from Art On The Move and Visions Australia. She was lead Curator of Ngalang Koort Boodja Wirn, WA Museum, Boola Bardip where she collaborated with community to create a narrative of identity, diversity, spirituality, and the resilience of West Australian Aboriginal people and places. As Curator of Australian First Nations Art at John Curtin University she curated Tracing the Art of a Stolen Generation – the child artists of Carrolup. This exhibition honours the child artists of Carrolup Native Settlement, who between 1946-1951 produced hundreds of vibrant artworks, mainly landscapes under the tutelage of their teacher Mr. Noel White. It toured to Manchester and Glasgow in 2022 as part of the UK/Australian Season of Culture. It acknowledges the legacy of the Stolen Generations and prompts conversations about Australia’s true history, issues of empire and structural racism. Michelle is currently enrolled in a Masters of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University. In 2024 she will undertake a 10,000 thesis in relation to a major collection held at the Museum of Victoria. She was recently appointed to the Indigenous Reference Group at the National Museum of Australia.

Nicole Monks

Panel Discussion

Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Nicole Monks is a multi-disciplinary creative of Yamaji Wajarri,Dutch and English heritage living and working on Worimi and Awabakal Country (Newcastle).

Monks’s practice is informed by her cross-cultural identity, using storytelling as a way to connect the past with the present and future. Her works take a conceptual approach that are embedded with narratives and aim to promote conversation and connection. An award-winning designer and artist, Monks crosses disciplines to work with furniture and objects, textiles, video, installation and performance. Across these varied forms of contemporary art and design, her work reflects Aboriginal philosophies of sustainability, innovation and collaboration.

Rudee Tancharoen

Presentation

Saturday 5 October

WA Maritime Museum

Rudee will be speaking about traditional PaAo casting, the jewellery and installations she has created with this process, and potentially a short demonstration.

Rudee Tancharoen lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a contemporary jeweller and a director of Atelier Rudee, the first international academy of contemporary jewellery in Thailand. She has completed studies in Thailand and Italy, and her work has been published and exhibited in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia.