Assoc. Prof. Wayne Quilliam
Wayne is one of Australia’s pre-eminent Indigenous photographic artists, curators and cultural advisers working on the international scene. Awards for his career include the NAIDOC Indigenous Artist of the Year, AIMSC Business of the Year, Human Rights Media Award and the Walkley Award for photojournalism including being nominated as a Master of Photography by National Geographic.
His work includes documenting significant Indigenous events over the past 20 years including the Apology, 1967 Referendum anniversary, Garma, Laura, Burunga, Dreaming and Yeperenye festivals and thousands of community events throughout the country. In harmony with his photojournalistic work he is recognised as one of the country's top artists for his diverse art practices including the ‘Lowanna’ series that infuses textures of earth onto the human form, ‘Towindri’ landscape art and ‘Smoke’ exhibition exploring the cultural significance of smoking ceremonies.
With innumerous exhibitions and featured publications Wayne is still often found in communities throughout the country sharing his knowledge and teaching youth the expression of culture through the lens.
