Bonday muggie
31 January - 16 March 2025
Bonday muggie
Nephi Denham
Nephi Denham, Bagu, 2024, Glazed ceramics and nylon cord, 30 x 13 x 6cm. Photograph: Amanda Galea.
This exhibition presents work by Girramay artist and artworker Nephi Denham as a contemporary exploration of his Culture. Based on Girramay Country / Cardwell, North Queensland, the artist first started work with Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre in 2009, learning from his elders. Since then, Denham has continued developing his arts practice, and shares his skills as the Workshop Assistant for the centre. Denham's art practice predominantly spans ceramics and weaving. He often reinterprets the weaving style from his elders with new materials such as coloured wired and whipper snipper cable.
This exhibition is presented in partnership with Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre.
Exhibition launch
6pm Friday 31 January 2025
Speeches from approx. 6:30pm. Bonday Muggie will open alongside Michael Pope - The Ecstasy of Gold and Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour.
Please note: Umbrella is closed to the public from 5pm Tuesday 24 December 2024, reopening with these new exhibitions.
Also on display during this period
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Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
