• ‘This series responds to the colonial narrative where western clothes were used as a tool against Indigenous peoples and their...

    ‘This series responds to the colonial narrative where western clothes were used as a tool against Indigenous peoples and their identity. Now we wear clothing to embrace our cultural identity and a form of protesting for our rights.’

    N.Smith Gallery is delighted to present Kyra Mancktelow's fourth exhibition with the gallery – We're Marching.

    Investigating the history of protest in Australia through legacies of colonialism, We're Marching poses important questions such as how we remember and acknowledge the Indigenous experience and histories of today.

    Made using Kyra’s unique ink transfer technique, each work is and painted with designs the artist observed on contemporary clothing during protests on Invasion Day 2023. The result is the transfer of ink and conceptual ideas, creating an image that stages stark encounters between emblems of Indigenous cultural resistance and the garb of European invaders.

    This new body of work is the third series in Kyra’s investigation into the history of garments in Australia, preceded by her critically-acclaimed series Moongabla (recipient of a Testra NATSIA Award – 2021) and Gubba Up (2022).

  • Installation view – Kyra Mancktelow: We're Marching.
  • KYRA MANCKTELOW Chaboo Always Was Always Will Be, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x...
    KYRA MANCKTELOW
    Chaboo Always Was Always Will Be, 2023
    unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
    80 x 120 cm (each)
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Aboriginal Flag, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 120 cm (each)
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Aboriginal Flag, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 120 cm (each)
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Australia Not Young Not Free, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 120 cm (each)
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Australia Not Young Not Free, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 120 cm (each)
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Chaboo: Strong, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 120 cm (each)
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Chaboo: Strong, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 120 cm (each)
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  • KYRA MANCKTELOW untitled, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
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    untitled, 2023
    unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
    80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Aboriginal Flag, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Aboriginal Flag, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Chaboo: You Are A Guest To This Land, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Chaboo: You Are A Guest To This Land, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Blak Queen, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Blak Queen, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Aboriginal Flags, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Aboriginal Flags, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Chaboo Always Was Always Will Be, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Chaboo Always Was Always Will Be, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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    • Kyra Mancktelow Australia Not Young Not Free, 2023 unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Australia Not Young Not Free, 2023
      unique ink transfer & acrylic paint on Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
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  • Bio.

    Bio.

    Kyra Mancktelow’s multidisciplinary practice investigating the history of garments and weaving in Australia through legacies of colonialism, posing important questions such as how we remember and acknowledge Indigenous histories.

     

    A Quandamooka artist with links to the Mardigan people of Cunnamulla, Kyra’s practice includes printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture – each applying a unique and distinct aesthetic. Kyra works with various materials to share her rich heritage, stories, and traditions to educate audiences and strengthen her connection to Country. Her printmaking explores intergenerational trauma as a result of forced integration on colonial missions, and her use of local materials in her sculpture, including clay, emu features, and Talwalpin (cotton tree), strengthens her connection to Country.

     

    Kyra won the 2021 Telstra Emerging Artist Award at The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, and a Special Commendation at the 2021 Churchie National Art Prize.

     

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