Lindsay Harris

I am a Nyoongar artist and my interest has always been finding ways of representing my lands. I see through my eyes which invoke memories of Kwolyin in the central wheat belt of Western Australia and the surrounding districts where I once lived. As a Noongar I have and I share in a special relationship to the country of my forebears. Overarching this relationship is the respect for my country and my involvement in its care and representation.

When making my art, I introduce both memories and images of granite rocks, tracks and salt lakes. The bold brush strokes in my paintings hide an underlying current of past tensions experienced by my people and their lands. I paint using resin which gives me a feeling of marking and being connected to the land. I like to compare the markings I make to the tracks and paths that have criss-crossed my land since ancient times. I feel that my art has to give a sense of intimacy and connection to my boodja (Land).

Through my painting I invite people to go on a journey back to my land and see and understand it as I see it. My main endeavour is to help people make sense of the aesthetics of my land through utilising pigments, clay and natural resins of what is contained in my jam tree country.

                                                           Lindsay Harris 2010

Lindsay Harris: Finalist in the 25th Silver Jubilee Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award

Lindsay Harris held his first successful interstate exhibition 'Maarng-Art Boodja (Jam tree Country)' at the renowned Alcaston Art Gallery in February 2010 and held his second solo at Alcaston 'Aalidja Boodja (That land there)' in October 2011.

Lindsay has been recently selected as one of the top 20 indigenous artists in Australia for the upcoming exhibition  'unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial' to be held at the National Gallery of Australia in 2012. This is great recognition for an important practitioner of Noongar contemporary art.

He has also been named as one of the 30 finalists in the Albany Art Award 2012.


 Curriculum Vitae

Exhibitions

  • May 31 - June 25, 2006 - 'emerge '06' - Group Show A group exhibition by many of the artists represented by emerge ART SPACE including Lindsay Harris , Di Cubitt , Alana McVeigh , Mason Kimber, Kirstine Sadler , Eli Smith ,Estelle Dean , Berenice Rarig , Mel Dare , Angela McHarrie , and Tori Benz
  • June 28 - July 27, 2006 - 'Moments in Time' - Lindsay Harris This is Nyoongar artist Lindsay Harris' first solo painting exhibition using resin, ochre & pigments that are part of his country Kwolyin in the WA wheatbelt. The land, granite rocks and outcrops of this country are portrayed in a strong almost sculptural contemporary(way. Selected images from the exhibition)
  • November 22- December 15, 2006 - 'WRAPPED UP' Our end of year group exhibition featuring Gigi Hesterman , Angela McHarrie, Lindsay Harris , Di Cubitt , Silas Hobson ,Kirstine Sadler , Alana McVeigh , Estelle Dean, Berenice Rarig, Mel Dare & Tori Benz.
  • June 17th - July 6th,2007 - 'ALINED' - Lindsay Harris & Alana McVeigh Joint solo exhibitions by acclaimed Nyoongar contemporary painter Lindsay Harris and the ethereal Southern Ice porcelain vessels of ceramicist Alana McVeigh.
  • February 13th - March 9th, 2008 - 'mix' - A group exhibition featuring painting and sculpture by emerge artists Pierre Capponi, Di Cubitt, Estelle Dean, Lindsay Harris, Gigi Hesterman, Mason Kimber, Angela McHarrie, Alana McVeigh, Berenice Rarig, Felicity Sivewright and introducing Jonah Cacioppe, Sharon Dawes, Daniel Iley and Jake Snell .
  • November 5th - November 23rd, 2008 - 'Skin of the land (Boodja Ngoorl)' - Lindsay Harris. Following on from his previous two highly successful exhibitions, this contemporary Nyoongar artist's dynamic work will show why he was short-listed for the prestigious 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Art Award 2008 and has just won the Town of Vincent Art Award 2008
  • 17th March - 1st April 2010 - 'Kaarlagup (Place of my home, my fire)' - Lindsay Harris This will be Nyoongar artist Lindsay Harris' fifth solo exhibition. Lindsay is an award winning artist who paints with resins, ochres and pigments on hemp about his country Kwolyin, a tiny now deserted siding town in the eastern West Australian wheatbelt.
  • May 11th - May 27th, 2011 - 'Boodja Yaaragut (Earth on Top)'- Lindsay Harris This exhibition follows on from Lindsay’s selection in the upcoming National Indigenous Art Triennial 2012 at the National Gallery of Australia. This prestigious exhibition showcases those artists who have been selected as the top 20 indigenous artists in Australia. ‘Boodja Yaaragut (Earth on Top)‘ will be Lindsay’s sixth solo exhibition of his signature powerful resin and pigment paintings on hemp depicting his country Kwolyin and the stories of his Noongar people. His work is becoming increasingly sought after and as such significant works have recently been acquired by private collectors in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada and extensively across Australia. A not–to-be missed exhibition!
  • December 6th - December 16th, 2011 - 'Directors' Cut' - Group Exhibition An engaging selection of new and stockroom works including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass and jewellery from a selection of emerge's represented artists including Pierre Capponi, Di Cubitt, Sharon Dawes, Estelle Dean, Dianne Gall, Kathryn Haug, Lindsay Harris, Thomas Heidt, Gigi Hesterman, Alana McVeigh, Ben Sherar, Felicity Sivewright, David Small, Catherine Swioklo and jewellery designer Charlotte Sykora.

Lindsay Harris: Works Available


'Boodja Yaaragut #10 (Earth on Top)'
resin, pigment & clay on hemp (unstretched) 2011, 144 x 38cm $2000.00


'Boodja Yaaragut #9 (Earth on Top)'
resin, pigment & clay on hemp (unstretched) 2011, 144 x 38cm $2000.00


'Bordak (Close to home)'
resin & pigment on hemp 2009, 100 x 100cm $3500.00


'Bunuru (Hottest time of the year)'
resin, pigment & clay on hemp 2011, 140 x 200cm $14000.00


'Makuru #1 (Wettest time of the year)'
resin & pigment on hemp (unstretched) 2011, 144 x 38cm $2000.00


'Marluk - Bert (Without bush) Salt attacking trees'
resin & pigment on hemp 2009, 100 x 100cm $3500.00


'Noongar Boodja #2 (Land/Country)'
resin & pigment on hemp 2009, 100 x 100cm $3500.00


'Tracks to Kockerbin Rock #1'
resin on hemp 2011, 30 x 30cm $500.00


'Two Rocks Kwolyin'
resin on hemp 2011, 30 x 30cm $500.00