Ngurang | Gathering is a celebration of the clay practices of Bankstown Koori Elders grounded in family, friendship and connecting with their Aboriginal identity. Under the guidance of their mentor Diamando Koutsellis, they have been creating individual and collaborative ceramics works together since 2004.
Supported by Create NSW and Creative Australia
About the Bankstown Koori Elders
The Bankstown Koori Elders has been together since 2004. The group is now made up of 8 members, since 2020 we have been meeting at Wellama Medical Centre. We enjoy working with clay and with the guidance of our ceramics mentor Diamando Koutsellis, she helps us reconnected with our people, culture and land. At Wellama, we also work with community for mental health and wellbeing. Our group includes people from different tribes, some of our Aunties are Murri's from Queensland. Our group is a circle of very special and close friends and our unity and sense of family stems from reconnecting with our Aboriginal identity.
LOLA SIMMONS Wailwan Centre NSW
VICTORIA WOODS Wiradjuri NSW
MARGARET FOAT Bowendick NSW
BEVERLY GILMARTIN Wiradjuri NSW
GLORIA PERONCHIK Waka-Waka Gangulu North QLD
LYN MARTIN Dharug NSW
LORNA MORGAN Waka-Waka Darumbi North QLD
DAWN COMPTON Kamilaroi NS