Fiona Foley

Fiona Foley (born 1964) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist from K'gari (Fraser Island), Queensland. Foley is known for her activity as an academic, cultural and community leader and for co-founding the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

Her practice encompasses many media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, textiles and installation, and her work addresses contemporary political issues facing Indigenous Australians. It is held in the public collections of many Australian state, national, and university collections, including the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art as well as the British Museum in London. Foley's work has toured internationally and featured in several major exhibitions, including ''Global Feminisms'' at the Brooklyn Museum, and ''World of Dreamings: Traditional and modern art of Australia'' at Russia's Hermitage Museum, the National Gallery of Australia, and Artspace. Provided by Wikipedia