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Healing a Community
Acrylic on canvas
This painting was developed for Bendigo Community Health
Services, which provides a service throughout the Dja Dja
Wurrung community. The people around the campore in the
centre are the workers coming together, providing health
support services to our local community while working towards
closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people9s
health. Each colour represents a different program.
The painting captures the story of Dja Dja Wurrung Dreamtime
where the people regarded the Eagle (Bunjil) as the Lord of the
Forest and Mountains, the Crow as the Lord of the Plains, and
the Bat as a friendly spirit who watched over the weary traveller,
warning them of dangers and guiding them to safety.
These totems of the Dja Dja Wurrung community capture
each spirit animal9s strength and how they can help with the
healing of Indigenous people. The painting draws on the land,
the healing that comes from the connection to land and animal
spirits, the openness of the plains, the feeling of freedom that
comes from being on Country and the wellbeing that is restored
to the spirit as we go through the healing process.
From the artist
Paige Charles-Morgan is a proud Yorta
Yorta/Dja Dja Wurrung/Palawa woman.
She has been an exhibiting artist for the
past six years and has been the recipient
of the NAIDOC Art Exhibition People9s Choice
Award for several consecutive years. She paints
on different mediums using acrylic and watercolour,
and also enjoys digital art.
Paige has worked in health administration with the Anangu
community in a remote Aboriginal South Australian region.
She recently onished studying at Swinburne University
and returned home to Dja Dja Wurrung Country to work at
Docherty Legal and to dedicate herself to her arts practice.
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