Indigenous artwork becomes high fashion
23 November 2012: Striking print works from leading Indigenous artists have been transformed into high fashion by young designers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
QUT Creative Enterprise Australia
Designer Hayley Elsaesser (L) and artist Sharon Phineasa (R)
Cairns artists Arone Meeks, Napolean Oui, Sharon Phineasa, Tommy Pau, and Townsville’s Margaret Mara worked with 5 graduating design students from the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia’s Fashion Incubator.
Collection unveiled
They created a 20-piece collection that was unveiled on 21 November before an audience of fashion industry VIPs.
“We really want to take beautiful Indigenous art and put it on the runway,” said project manager Cynthia Macnee of QUT Creative Enterprise Australia.
Collaborators
The artist and designer collaborations are:
- Sharon Phineasa and Hayley Elsaesser
- Tommy Pau and Shea Cameron
- Arone Meeks and Monique White
- Napolean Oui and Georgia Grainger
- Margaret Mara and Samantha Delgos.
The Contemporary Indigenous Fashion Project is a collaboration between QUT Creative Enterprise Australia, QUT Fashion, and KickArts Contemporary Arts, supported by Arts Queensland.
