past
Recipients
the legacy, year by year
From 2010 - 2019, the scholarship brought artists to the Edith Cowan University printmaking studios. In 2027, the next chapter begins.
2019
RECIPIENTS
MARGARET COX
Yiyili Community
Laarri Gallery
Margaret was born in Fitzroy Crossing and grew up in Go Go Station, where her father Dudley (dec) helped to sink and maintain the hoses for the cattle. Her mother Judy (dec) was the cook and cared for the family of nine children. The family moved to Halls Creek and then to Yiyili Community when it was first established in 1982. Margaret comes from a family of strong artists, past and present.
Margaret has a partner Leslie, five children and one adopted child, and is now a grandmother. She enjoys painting with acrylic on canvas and carving artefacts from the wood of the Coolaman tree. Margaret is a very talented and enthusiastic artist. She has a strong and consistent relationship with the Laarri Gallery and has been instrumental with decisions in the Community and Yiyili school. In the past Margaret has been the main teacher of Gooniyandi language in the school and important role in teaching and passing on culture to the next generations
Margaret spends lots of time out bush, fishing and collecting materials for her artworks. She paints bush tucker and plants and flowers that can be found on Gooniyandi country.
katie leria
Yiyili Community
Laarri Gallery
Katie Leria has been a prolific painter for the gallery since it opened in 1999. Her energy and enthusiasm for works on canvas and carved artifacts has been consistent over the last 20 years.
She paints to explore tradition and culture. Her colorful and detailed works capture the plants and flowers of her country, with a particular interest in bush tucker and bush medicine.
As an established practicing artist, Katie is always searching for new ways to build on her existing skills. She was excited by the opportunity to experience an active studio environment in which she can learn new techniques and approaches to the art-‐marking process. The patterns and forms that make up Katie’s creative language translated well in the print making process.
sarah leria
Yiyili Community
Laarri Gallery
Sarah Leria began painting for the Laarri Gallery in 2017 and has thrown herself into making artwork with energy and enthusiasm.
She has been surrounded by creativity throughout her upbringing. Her mother Katie has shared her love of exploring traditional culture through art and is passing on these art-‐making techniques to her daughter.
Sarah’s paintings celebrate landscape and culture. Her work explores her particular interest in the flora that can be found on country. Sarah paints bush tucker and plants and flowers that can be used for traditional medicine. Sarah works with paint in a traditional format. The patterns and forms that come out in Sarah’s work marry well with printmaking techniques.
