Welcome to the Green Medicine podcast - Episode 3

In this interview, Barbara talks with Sheryl J. Burchill, an Aboriginal Artist living in the Daintree, Far North Queensland Australia. In this interview, Sheryl talks about her art practice and how as a Kuku Yalnji woman she draws on her culture to inspire and express her creativity

FEATURED ARTIST: Sheryl J. Burchill  HOST: Barbara Malarski, Green Medicine. PRODUCER: Melissa Robertson. CO-PRODUCER: Jill Chism. ORGANISATION: Arts Nexus Inc.  POST PRODUCTION: Melissa Robertson. Recorded at Oak Beach Dreaming, Far North Queensland, October

2024 ARTIST STATEMENT

Yalanji culture informs my knowledge of our traditional stories and lifestyle and I use contemporary means to express my ideas. Kuku Yalanji people feel a deep connection to their traditional lands (Bubu). We find harmony and a place of belonging when out on our Bubu. This is our way of healing. It is our Lore.

Kuku Yalanji Name: Walbul-walbul (Butterfly)

Language Group: Kuku Yalanji and Kuku Nyungkul

Traditional Land: Daintree, Shipton’s Flat and China Camp - Far North Queensland,

Australia Totem: Black & White Cockatoo

#Kukuyalnji #artist #dragonfly #basket #printmaking #drawing #painting #assemblage #textiles #meditation #healing

FULL RESUME - Sheryl J. Burchill

AWARDS

• 2023 Selected as one of 3 artists whose work was acquired by Cairns Art Gallery during ARTNOW FNQ Exhibition (etching: My Inheritance Mujal-mujal I)
• 2022 Winner, Printmaking category, Cairns Art Society 74th Annual exhibition, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns Qld
• 2021 Thancoupie Bursary Award, Qld – financial support to develop expertise in a variety of print media
• 2021 Anna Eglitis Award: 28-day residency at InkMasters Print Workshop, Cairns Qld

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

• 2015-17 Art Centre Manager, Yalanji Arts, Mossman Gorge, Qld
• 2012-14 Artist/Art Coordinator, Yalanji Arts, Mossman Gorge, Qld

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Cultural Narratives of the North: Connecting the Past to the Future, Court House Gallery, Cairns SpotFire, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns

2023 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Convention Centre

2022-23 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns

2022 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Convention Centre, Cairns Cairns Art Society 74th Annual Exhibition, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns

2021 Upside Up Exhibition, NorthSite, Cairns Explore Sydney Contemporary – Paper, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Sydney NSW (online) Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Qld (online) Inkmasters Cairns 5th Biennial Print exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns

2019 Call of the Running Tide, Port Douglas Community Hall, Port Douglas

2018 Inkmasters Cairns 4th Biennial Print Exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns End of Year Exhibition, Douglas Arts Base (DAB), Mossman

2017 Canopy Art Centre, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns Life Amongst the Trees, Douglas Shire Council Public Art Project, Port Douglas

2016 Inkmasters Cairns 3rd Biennial Print Exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns

2015 Exhibition at Mossman Gorge Centre, Mossman

2014 InkMasters Cairns 2nd Biennial Print Exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns Yalanji Arts, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns

2013 Paper: Works On & Off, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns Tropica Botanica, DAB Studio Gallery, Mossman Kinship, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns Landscape Pulp - Landscapes of Belgium & QLD in Paper, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns Kinship, Cairns Institute - Presented by the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance (IACA) Manjal Dimbi, Yalanji Arts, Canopy Artspace, Cairns States of Play, Women in the Arts, Canopy Artspace, Cairns

2012 Old Style New Images, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns Yalanji Arts, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns Wait for the Wattle, JCU 25 years Anniversary – James Cook University, Cairns Small Prints by Indigenous Artists, Canopy Artspace, Cairns InkMasters Cairns 1st Biennial Print exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns

COMMISSIONS & COLLABORATIONS

• 2024 Print Council of Australia print commission
• 2022 Book cover design for The Power to Rise Above, edited by Sandy Davies
• 2017-21 Artwork showcased on products (bowls, mugs, teapots, bags, etc) in collaboration Alperstein Designs
• 2013 Artwork on steel panel measuring 4.8m x 1.5m, Woolworths, Mossman, Qld

STUDY

• 2013 Diploma ATSI Cultural Visual Arts – Tropical North Queensland TAFE, Cairns
• 2008 Certificate 4 - ATSI Cultural Arts, Tropical North Queensland TAFE, Mossman Campus
• 2005 Certificate 3 - ATSI Cultural Arts, Tropical North Queensland TAFE, Mossman Campus