Michael Eather Explained

Michael Eather (born 1963) is a contemporary Australian artist based in Brisbane, who helped found the Campfire Group, a significant cross-cultural artistic collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.^[1]

Eather grew up and was educated in Tasmania. Following his graduation from the Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 1983, he spent time in the Indigenous community of Maningrida, which became the starting point for decades of inter-cultural artistic collaboration.^[2]

in 1996, he established a long-term partnership with well-known Aboriginal artist Kumantje Jagamara (1946–2020).^[3]

Further reading

• Martin-Chew, Louise. A guide to the form: the stingray sculptures of Michael Eather / essay. Heiser Gallery and M. Eather, Brisbane, 2010. (paperback)
• Michael Eather (ed.), Shoosh! A History of the Campfire Group, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2005

External links

• Michael Eather: James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews 2022-2023, State Library of Queensland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Eather . 15 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215082339/http://www.heisergallery.com.au/artists/eather/index.html . 15 February 2015 . dead .
2. Ms Pat Hoffie, 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Eather', Artlink, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999
3. Web site: Fairley . Gina . Vale: Michael Nelson Jagamara AM and Kunmanara Lewis . ArtsHub Australia . 26 November 2020 . 23 March 2021.