Kim Healey was born in 1975. She is from the Djunbun clan, the platypus people, original custodians of the Washpool area near Lionsville. Healey lives with her three children in Baryulgil where she is a caretaker of the land. Influenced by her cousin and mentor Bronwyn Bancroft , Healey exhibited for the first time in 2005 in 'Water Gives Life’, a group exhibition with Sally Morgan, Bronwyn Bancroft, Euphemia Bostock , Charmaine Davis and Danielle Gorogo at the Chrissie Cotter Gallery in Sydney. This same group exhibits annually at the gallery. In 2008, her work was exhibited in the 'Family Fusion’ exhibition at Circle Café in Balmain, Sydney, and in 'The Year of the Apology Exhibition’, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina. A number of her works are held in private collections.
- Writers:
- 'A Special Kind of Vision', Arts Northern Rivers, NSW, 2009
- Date written:
- 2008
- Last updated:
- 2009
