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Amala Groom

Amala Groom (b. 1979, Casino, Australia) is a conceptual artist whose practice is informed by Indigenous methodologies and whose work, as a form of passionate activism, reads as a social and political commentary on contemporary politics and race relations. Since the beginning of her art practice in 2012 Groom has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the 2013 and 2014 Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize where her works were highly commended. Groom’s first solo exhibition, The Cider Series, took place at Kings Cross Library in 2014. Recent and upcoming shows include: Lawful & Permissible: Amala Groom & Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill) at Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney; Bungaree’s Farm, curated by Djon Mundine OAM for Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney; (in)visible: the First Peoples and War at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery. She is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNSW Art & Design.

Amala Groom
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