Kalari Art
Vibrant, modern, contemporary Aboriginal art by Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri artist LaToya Kennedy.
Vibrant, modern, contemporary Aboriginal art by Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri artist LaToya Kennedy.
Kalari Art is a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated small business established in 2021.
Kalari Billa is the Wiradjuri word for the Lachlan River. The Lachlan River runs through Cowra, New South Wales - the town I was born.
I‘m a proud Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri woman and I respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of Country, and I recognise their continuing connection to the land, rivers and seas.
I also acknowledge and pay my respects to our Elders past, present and future.
Kalari Art acknowledges the Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land which it operates on 🖤💛❤️
Yuma/Yaama!
My name is LaToya and I’m a proud Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri woman - my grandmother is Ngunnawal from Yass, and my grandfather is Wiradjuri from Cowra, both small country towns Central West NSW. I was born on Wiradjuri Country in Cowra, grew up on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra and I now reside on beautiful Dharawal Country in Wol
Yuma/Yaama!
My name is LaToya and I’m a proud Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri woman - my grandmother is Ngunnawal from Yass, and my grandfather is Wiradjuri from Cowra, both small country towns Central West NSW. I was born on Wiradjuri Country in Cowra, grew up on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra and I now reside on beautiful Dharawal Country in Wollongong NSW; my connections extend across Wiradjuri, Ngunnawal and Dharawal Countries.
I started painting in 2017 after I was diagnosed with Epilepsy. Painting has been therapeutic and has helped me in many ways by keeping my mind focused and relaxed, also motivating me to expand my art and establish my business, Kalari Art.
My art represents the strong, continuing connections and unique relationships that I have with my country, land and community, and the respect that I have for my culture and traditions. I get my inspiration from my surroundings, recreating elements of Country and telling stories through symbolic representation. I also draw inspirations fr
My art represents the strong, continuing connections and unique relationships that I have with my country, land and community, and the respect that I have for my culture and traditions. I get my inspiration from my surroundings, recreating elements of Country and telling stories through symbolic representation. I also draw inspirations from my ancestors who have walked this land before us, and who have managed and maintained this land for tens of thousands of years.
I specialise in commission and custom paintings (including art workshops), and personalised items such as shoes, handbags, name signs, clocks and platter boards.
I have painted several commission artworks for organisational Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) designs, and commission artworks for organisational branding/marketing for NAIDOC and other significant Indigenous dates. I have also designed a vinyl mural wall in the Maternity Unit at The Canberra Hospital.
Do you want to learn about Aboriginal art and the cultural meaning of our symbols?
Kalari Art facilitates workshops for Schools (pre/primary/high), Businesses (staff health and wellbeing events), NAIDOC, Reconciliation Week and other significant Indigenous and Mainstream events.
Are you looking for an eye-catching, one-of-a-kind piece of artwork for your home or office?
Kalari Art provides custom and commission services - creating personalised stories incorporating family, community, country and spiritual connections.
Kalari Art designs can be used for Business Branding/Merchandise/Publications
and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Designs.
NRL Indigenous Round Training Gear Design, June 2022
- The Meaning Behind the Collection -
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Launch, September 2022
located on Dharawal Country - Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Phone: 0439 690 435 Email: kalariart@outlook.com.au
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