Jennifer Herd

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Jennifer Herd is an Australian Indigenous artist with family ties to the Mbar-barrum people of North Queensland. [1] She is a founding member of the ProppaNOW artist collective, and taught at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, where she convened both the Bachelor of Fine Art and Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. In 2003 she won the Queensland College of Art Graduate Students prize, the Theiss Art Prize, for her Masters of Visual Arts. [2]

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Education and teaching

Herd received a Certificate in Fashion Design from Queensland College of Art, and worked in fashion and theater for twelve years. [1] She then completed her Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) from Queensland University of Technology, followed by a Master of Visual Arts from Queensland College of Art. [2] She taught at Queensland College of Art from 1993 until her retirement in 2014.

Style and themes

Herd's artwork frequently explores themes related to Indigenous experience, tradition, and assimilation, based in her experience as an Indigenous woman born "out of country." [3] Shields, an important part of North Queensland culture, are a frequent recurrent in her work, standing in for strength and protection, and drawing on the traditional practice of decoration performed by women for warriors. [2]

ProppaNOW

In 2003 Herd co-founded ProppaNOW, a collective designed to "give urban-based Aboriginal artists a voice." [4] [5] ProppaNOW's aim has been to work collectively to create new and better opportunities for Indigenous artists working in urban environments. [5]

Exhibitions and awards

Exhibitions

Selected awards

Career and Influences

In 2021 Jennifer Herd was interviewed in a digital story and oral history for the State Library of Queensland's James C Sourris AM Collection. [6] In the interview Herd talks to artist and academic, Pat Hoffie about her life, her art and her inspirations. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Jennifer Herd | FireWorks Gallery". www.fireworksgallery.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "True stories of a warrior woman". www.abc.net.au. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "proppaNOW | Scanlines". scanlines.net. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Learning to be proppa : Aboriginal artists collective ProppaNOW". Artlink Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. "James C Sourris AM Collection". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. "Jennifer Herd digital stories and oral history". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 18 May 2022.