BILLYARA

Aboriginal Art

Welcome

I am a descendant of the Wiradjuri tribe. My family lived at Brungle Mission near the Tumut River. I have been painting traditional and contemporary art for over eighteen years.

I sign my paintings Billyara. Billyara is my totem, an eagle, and this stems from my connection with the land.

I was part of an Indigenous course making Aboriginal artifacts, (taught by tutor/elder Greg Wetherby).  

One of the main points was to bring back the traditions to the younger generations. and I was able to further my understanding of my culture through dancing when I was in the Narara Dancers and since then I have taught my art in schools, painted for associations such as fishing groups, NSW Rugby League, Gosford City Council and a number of charities. I have exhibited extensively, sold work nationally and internationally and in 2007 a gallery named after me, “Billyara” was set up at Beach Safaris in Hervey Bay which sells and displays my artwork. I am currently a part of the community based Supa Art project at the Tuggerah Supa Centa on the Central Coast

I was a finialist in the First Inaugural Parliament of Nsw Indigenous Art Prize 2005 and then again in 2007 and my piece of artwork called "Bohra" was on tour through out NSW with other Indigenous artists.

I have won awards for my artwork and most recently won two first places for Reconciliation art competition at the Gosford Regional Art gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I have exhibited my art work at Gosford Regional Gallery for  Reconciliation week, NAIDOC week, Gosford Art Prize and 40 Year Referendum Exhibition.

 

Connecting with our Culture at Rogue gallery

Peninsula Village exhibition.

Fishers Ghost - Campbelltown

5 Lands Walk - Avoca

Aboriginal Art by Billyara is also available at http://www.beachsafaris.com.au/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming soon to Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park, artwork by "Billyara"

Contact Details

(02) 4375 1100

http://www.walkaboutpark.com.au/

info@walkaboutpark.com.au

Billyara's Profile

Brett “Billyara” Parker

 

 Artist's comment:

My work is a mix of traditional and contemporary art work. It consists of cross-hatching and dots, but I have been mixing Western style art with contemporary Aboriginal art. I paint on a number of different objects such as emu eggs, boomerangs, didgeridoos, clap sticks, concrete statues - Australian animals, maps, coaster sets, canvas and anything that I can find which can be recycled.

Exhibitions:

2009

·        Tuggerah Supa Centa Art Project

2008

·        Reconciliation week exhibition & competition, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        NAIDOC Week, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Simply Black exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        5 Lands walk exhibition, Avoca

·        On Sacred Grounds exhibition, Rainbow Love Umina

·        World Youth Day, Mingara

·        On Sacred Grounds exhibition 2 - Sculpture, Rainbow Love Umina

·        Kincumber Festival, Kincumber High School exhibition

·        Peninsula Village exhibition, Umina

·        Billyara's Collection, 1st solo exhibition, Rogue Gallery Long Jetty

2004-2007

·        5 Lands walk exhibition, Avoca

·        NAIDOC week Mural project, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art prize finalist 2007 - 2008 Regional tour

·        Gosford Art Prize and The Overflow exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Bridging the gaps exhibition, Peninsula Village Umina

·        40 Year Referendum exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Fisher's Ghost art exhibition, Campbelltown Art Centre

·        Connecting with our culture 1& 2 exhibition, Rogue Gallery Long Jetty

·        Reconciliation week exhibition & competition, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        NAIDOC Week, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        First Inaugural Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art prize finalist

·        5th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference Indigenous art from              Terrigal and beyond, Crowne Plaza Terrigal

Awards:

 ·        2nd prize Collaboration project 2005, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        1st prize Indigenous craftwork collaboration, Reconciliation week exhibition &            competition 2006, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        1st prize Indigenous artwork, Reconciliation week exhibition & competition 2006,           Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Open Award for "Toast to the Coast" 2007, Gosford Regional Gallery

Art teaching positions:

         Reconciliation week workshop, Gosford Regional Gallery 2007

·        Bateau Bay Primary School

·        Statue workshop, Gosford Regional Gallery

·        Toronto High School project, 2 murals

·        Lake Macquarie High School project, 2 murals

·        Hopetown Special School

·        Gosford Library teaching students & art displayed in Library

·        Gorokan Public School project, 1 mural

·        Wyong High School – teaching of murals

·        Wyong Creek Public School – clapsticks

·        Wyong Public School - workshops

Commissions:

         Gosford City Council, NAIDOC awards 2007

·        Gosford City Council, Young achievers awards 2007

·        Gosford City Council, Women's Rugby league World cup 2008

·        Awards designed for the Pathways Group /Ourimbah Uni 2008

·        Awards designed for the Pathways Group /Newcastle Uni 2008

·        The Education Department 2009

Media:

         Central Coast Express Advocate 2005, Trio thrilled to hang works in Parliament

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2006, Artworks pay respect to elders

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2007, Artist's expressive journey

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2007, Artist raises awareness

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2007, Exhibition to pass on the culture

·        Peninsula Village "Bridging the gaps" exhibition catalogue 2007

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2008, Indigenous artist's joint exhibition

·        Central Coast Express Advocate 2008, Art and culture section                                      "Billyara's Collection exhibition"

·        Featured in the Indigenous Law Bulletin March/April volume 7 issue 4 2008

 Art related positions:

 ·        Chairperson Central Coast Journey of Dreams Group 2009