Dr Mayrah Yarraga Dreise b. c.1971

Also known as Mayrah Yarraga
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Curator ,
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mayrah Dreise is an Indigenous sculptor, painter and performance artist who lives in the small town of Dirranbandi, South West Queensland. Mayrah's work covers a broad range of studio areas and challenges the viewer to consider the role of the cultural aesthetic interface experienced in the everyday world.
Tags: Aboriginal, Gamilaraay, Yeeralaraay, Contemporary, Installation, Arts worker, Curator, Painter, Remote, Sculpture, Feminist
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Name
Dr Mayrah Yarraga Dreise
Also known as Mayrah Yarraga
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Curator
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) -
  • Arts Educator -
  • Indigenous Education Worker -
  • Principal (ANZSIC code: 8219) -
  • Language Researcher -
  • Cultural Consultant -
Tags:
Aboriginal
Gamilaraay
Yeeralaraay
Contemporary
Installation
Arts worker
Curator
Painter
Remote
Sculpture
Feminist
Birth date
c.1971
Birth place
Redcliffe, QLD
Active Period
  • c.1989 -
Residence
  • 2010 - 2012 Dirrinbandi, QLD ( South West Qld near NSW Boarder )
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts, c.1989 - Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
  • Grad Dip in Visual Art, -
  • PhD by Research, Visual Arts, -
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Yeeralaroi
  • Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi
  • Gamilaroi
Languages
  • English
  • Gamilaraay
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Vis Copy

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