Overweight and obesity
Joyce Summers and
Estelle Weeks
Joyce Summers is a member of the Bundjalung Nation and was born in 1940 in Ukerebah Island, situated in the middle of the Tweed River, located in New South Wales, Australia.
Estelle Weeks is the eldest daughter of award winning Aboriginal artist Joyce Summers, yet has gone on to develop her own unique style. She is a member of the Bundjalung Nation.
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The artwork displayed here is obtained from the Culcha Disc: Australian Indigenous Images Vol 1
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About the artists
The art and accompanying artwork information that appears here and on other pages of the Indigenous overweight and obesity web resource has been obtained from the Culcha Disc: Australian Indigenous Images Vol 1 (more... »). The artists are:
Joyce Summers
Joyce
Summers is a member of the Bundjalung Nation and was born
in 1940 in Ukerebah Island, situated in the middle of the
Tweed River, located in New South Wales, Australia.
She has four brothers, and is also the mother of four girls
and one boy who are all involved in Aboriginal Art.
Joyce is an award-winning artist, and has been involved in
many artistic and communal projects in the Aboriginal and
wider community.
She gives most of her time to the education of her culture
through teaching Aboriginal Art.
Estelle Weeks
Estelle
is the eldest daughter of award winning Aboriginal artist
Joyce Summers, yet has gone on to develop her own unique style.
She is a member of the Bundjalung Nation.
Estelle lives on the Gold Coast where she is employed as a
teacher's aid. She shares her knowledge of Aboriginal culture
through teaching Aboriginal art to the students at her school.
Culcha Disc
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Culcha Disc: Australian Indigenous Images Vol 1
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The Culcha Disc includes 447 original artworks by six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The artworks and accompanying information may be used:
- by graphic artists;
- as an educational resource for students and teachers;
- for developing projects and programs on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and lifestyle.
Individuals, communities, libraries, educational institutions, and child care centres may use the images freely without further negotiation, providing it is not for commercial purposes.
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