Rebecca Cavanagh (Currie) is 43 years of age and has been painting Aboriginal Art since the age of 16.Rebecca was named Koolyn which means “black swan” by her aunty and elder of her clan, being the Bandjalung/mununjalli Clan.It was her elders that encouraged Rebecca to continue painting the traditional art of here culture and also to grow with her own interpretation of Aboriginal Art.
Rebecca Cavanagh now lives in Maroochydore at the Sunshine Coast but was originally raised up in the suburbs of Brisbane. She has many exhibitions that take you to far North of Queensland through to Brisbane down to NSW and over to Perth her first piece of work sold from her exhibition was to be hung in Parliament House. Many of Rebecca’s works have travelled overseas once purchased and Rebecca has had a wonderful feedback from ones as far away as Germany, Paris, United States of America, Canada, Japan and Thailand.
As well as painting for her own pleasure Rebecca Cavanagh has visited many schools across Queensland painting murals as well as teaching and sharing with them the culture of Aboriginal Art and Aboriginal medicine, theseschools include Kruger State School,Kuluin State School, Tara State School, Kippering State School, Redcliffe State School, Goodna State School, Richland State School,Bremer State School, Oakey state school, Dalby State School, Dinmore State School, DalbyHigh, Inala State School, RedbankHigh, TaraHigh, Redcliffe High and Bremer High.
Rebecca has also been noted for her ability to place non-Aboriginal person’s life story into the design of Aboriginal Art, therefore joining the two cultures together and allowing others to see their life in the eyes of an Aboriginal Artists.
- Writers:
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Rebecca Cavanagh
- Date written:
- 2013
- Last updated:
- 2013
