Artist Kathryn Dalmer is of the Gawthorne Ward line of the Three Rivers Tribe, Wiradjuri Nation - the largest original nation in what is known as NSW. Despite spending much time on country and holding a deep connection to culture, Kathryn hasn’t lived on country for any length of time. “My family was dispersed across NSW and south-east Queensland as a result of actions associated with the white Australia policy. Somehow we have retained and regained our connection to country, culture and each other.” A contemporary Indigenous artist, a mother of three amazing daughters, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a cousin, an aunty. “I am also an active community member, mentor, counsellor, social worker, and medical doctor. “My journey as an exhibiting artist began whilst living on Eora country and sitting with the amazing Yuin and Gadigal women of La Parouse. “Connecting with each other and our culture through our art is something that we foster and hold dearly in our family.” Kathryn’s art is an expression of “all the things that I am and all the things that I channel – my culture, our history, our land, our spirit. “I use a combination of traditional Aboriginal symbols and styles with contemporary imagery and colours using acrylic on canvas, on stretched canvas images of my original photography or 3D objects such a vases.” Kathryn Dalmer ‘kdal’ ARTIST PROFILE 8 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural and Health Training Framework
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