Sharmane Maddigan
Fragmented 2009
digital photograph
90.0 × 130.0cm
winner, Gumbri: White Dove, 2010
City of Darebin Art Collection
Gwen Garoni
Regrowth after the fires 2010
acrylic on canvas
80.0 × 120.0cm
winner, DATSICC Award, 2010
City of Darebin Art Collection
Peter Waples-Crowe
Rabbit Progress 2010
lambda matt digital print
with cold gloss laminate
84.0 × 59.0cm
winner, People’s Choice Award, 2010
City of Darebin Art Collection
Gumbri: White Dove
Celebrating the work of Victorian Indigenous artists, Gumbri: White Dove is a biennial contemporary art prize presented by the City of Darebin in conjunction with the Darebin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Council (DATSICC).
The name of the exhibition acknowledges Jessie Hunter, a respected Wurundjeri elder who passed away in 2004 whose Wurundjeri name was Gumbri meaning white dove. Showcasing the spectrum of indigenous art and culture that is created in urban and regional environments, the City of Darebin acquires works for its art collection through the Gumbri: White Dove Award ($3,500) and the DATSICC Award forbest emerging artist ($2,000) as well as sponsoring the $500 People’s Choice Award. Previous winners include Turbo Brown, Aunty Bunta Patten, Brian McKinnon, Lorraine Nelson, Gayle Maddigan, Mandi Travis and Uncle Herb Patten.
The Gumbri: White Dove Award is open to Victorian Artists who identify as Indigenous. The DATSICC Award is open to Indigenous artists who live, work or learn in the City of Darebin.
