Michael Eather
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Michael Eather (born 19631) 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. 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. in 1996, he established a long-term partnership with well-known Aboriginal artist Kumantje Jagamara (19461–2020).
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. 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. in 1996, he established a long-term partnership with well-known Aboriginal artist Kumantje Jagamara (1946–2020). ==References== ==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
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