HOLLY McLennan-Brown is a young, successful artist who has roots in our region, with her father originally from Kyabram and other members of her family living locally.
Her art has taken Australia by storm with one of her beautiful artworks now being sold nationally in retail chain Kmart as a print.
The beautiful piece is called ‘New Beginnings’ and Holly says she found inspiration in the 1939 Cummeragunja Walk Off, whereby up to 200 Yorta Yorta people walked off the Cummeragunja Aboriginal Mission and crossed the Murray River into Northern Victoria to establish a strike camp.
Seeking a better way of life, this was the first mass strike of Aboriginal people in Australia protesting poor living conditions and management of the Mission.
The piece details journey lines through the middle which symbolise moving forward together and gathering to share stories of family, animals and identity. The stars are a positive affirmation that every new day is fresh and full of opportunities.
“For my own pieces I generally get my inspiration from emotional and spiritual connections I’m experiencing, along with whatever I feel inspired by at the time. I use my artwork as a tool to navigate my thoughts and feelings so most of my pieces express my progression through that,” said Holly.
“I hope this contemporary representation of New Beginnings invokes your personal connections, reflecting the beauty of our past, present and future.”
