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. Mayrahs work covers a broad range of studio areas and challanges the viewer to consider the role of the cultural aesthetic interface experienced in te everyday world. The role of place, the interplay of tme, space and perception on arts experiences are key to her work.
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, Curator, Arts Educator, Indigenous Education Worker, Principal, Lanuage Researcher, Cultural Consultant and Oner Business (ANZSIC code: 81)
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 - c.2012
Residence
  • 2010 - 2012 Dirranbandi , Queensland, Australia ( South West Qld near NSW Boarder )
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, Grad Dip in Visual Art, PhD by Research Visual Arts, c.1989 - c.2010 Queensland University of Technology and Girffith University, Queensland College of Art, South Brisbane, Australia
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Yeeralaroi
Cultural Heritage
  • Aboriginal
  • Gamilaraay
  • Yeeralaraay
  • Australian
Languages
  • English
  • Gamilaraay
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Vis Copy

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Other occupations
  • Lecturer, Curator, Arts Educator, Indigenous Education Worker, Principal, Lanuage Researcher, Cultural Consultant and Oner Business (ANZSIC code: 81)
  • Lecturer, Curator, Arts Educator, Indigenous Education Worker, Principal, Lanuage Researcher, Cultural Consultant and Oner Business (ANZSIC code: 81)
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Place Redcliffe, QLD Redcliffe Australia, Contemporary Aboriginal Artist focused on installation, environmental art, emphemeral art, painting and sculpture.
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