Blak Matriarchy is a series of paintings that honour and celebrate the ways of knowing, being and doing of our doobai (Aboriginal Women), the ones who care for Country and community and continue culture. The ones with strength, resilience, humour and beauty. The ones with the survival genes and the large earrings. The ones who keep caring when things get tougher.
In our culture we have men’s business and women’s business, as a woman I wanted to acknowledge the role of Aboriginal women in our local community. Colonisation has not ended the practices of men and women’s business and not everyone knows this. I wanted to share what I could within our cultural protocols to help people to understand this about our culture. BB
Belle Budden is the inaugural recipient of the First Nations Visual Arts Scholarship delivered in partnership with Arts Northern Rivers.
Exhibition runs: Friday 18 August – Wednesday 13 September
Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 3pm
BSA Project Space: 112 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby, NSW 2482
