Oct 22, 2010

Australia’s leading Indigenous photographic artist has been nominated as a Master of Photography by National Geographic and is one of the headline artists featured in the Gori-illa exhibition to open in Sardinia, Italy.  The 2009 NAIDOC Artist of the Year Wayne Quilliam said “To be considered for such an award is humbling when you look at the extraordinary people that have won it. The past 18 months have been very exciting, winning the NAIDOC award, developing exhibitions in Germany, Japan, Russia, China, Indonesia, Guam and several in Australia including the ‘Sorry’ and ‘Lowanna’ series.  To be a part of the Gori-illa series that tours Europe for three years is overwhelming considering my art will hang amongst some of the best Indigenous artists in the world, an honour I take very seriously. In the next few months I will open shows in Cairo, Riyadh, Beirut, Sydney and my hometown Melbourne.  2011 is emerging as an even bigger year with shows in France, Austria, Germany, USA and Australia including the launch a new series of books and experimental films”.