JACK WILKIE-JANS | ‘River Rocks’ | Acrylic on canvasJack Wilkie Jans (Jack Jans) is an emerging multi disciplinary artist, respected arts writer worker and Aboriginal affairs advocate (being a qualified Politologist), based in Gimuy Cairns, Queensland, Australia. After 12 years in the contemporary Indigenous visual arts sector, in 2023 Jack launched his own consultancy practice: JWJ Consultancy; specialising in arts writing & review; policy guidance; governance and operational best, Cultural practice;

IVY MINNIECON | 'Wauri-janay 2' | 2024 | Monoprint on 300gsm Hahnemühle paper

JOEL SAM | 'Kongasau' | Linocut print | Edition of 20 | 80 (h) x 121 (w) cm

BILLY MISSI | 'Thadharal Sinik (spear fishing)' | 2008 | Linocut Print | Edition of 90

I learned bush skills from my aunty and uncle

knows I absolutely love BIG earrings

Sawuraw ay

Syd Bruce Shortjoe was born in the Aurukun mission 1964

Zenadh Kes is our name for the Torres Strait Islands

Burnt vegetation was used as a natural fertilizer

5 (h) x 38

In tribute to our natural surroundings

The slop tin mention in the song was the slop chest that the master boat used to indenture labour from the Pacific and East Asia