Meet the Artist: Nickolla Clark and Kris Cook

Meet the Artist

Join Arakwal Bundjalung artist Nickolla Clark in conversation with Bundjalung Language and Cultural teacher and photographer Kris Cook to hear more about Nickolla’s practice, cultural waterways and the exhibition Water connects us all. Bookings recommended. 

About the Exhibition

“Waterways have sustained Bundjalung for centuries, they are the bloodline of Country. Hundreds of years ago colonial powers crossed oceans to breach uninvited, living rivers and tributaries on the sovereign lands of many nations. Ever since, water and colonisation have become inextricably linked.”

Water connects us all by Arakwal Bundjalung artist Nickolla Clark celebrates the traditional practices of Bundjalung people and their rich cultural heritage associated with water. Clark’s works share important messages taught by her ancestors – the matriarchs who strongly advocated for the health of Country – and call attention to the ongoing sense of urgency to sustain waterways from further damage.

This exhibition is an outcome of the 2024 WAA Bundjalung Award. 

The $10,000 Bundjalung Award for First Nations artists includes an exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, and this award is sponsored by the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd. 

Event Photography

Please note photography will be taken at our events for reporting and social media purposes, please advise Gallery Staff on arrival if you do not wish to be photographed. 

Image credit: Nickolla Clark Ngalwaa ma lee la Brunswick Balun (Gathering on Brunswick River) (detail) 2023, ochre on canvas. © The artist. Photograph: Jaka Adamic.