DAPHNE DE JERSEY | 'Four Generations' | Etching

Four Generations, Daphne De Jersey, Etching printed in black from one plate. 176x122mm, Edition of 30, 2009.
Published by Djumbunji Press KickArts Fine Art Printmaking
Image size: 176 x 122 mm
Paper size: 390mm x 270mm
Paper type: Hahnemule off white 300 GSM paper 
Ink type: Charbonnel
Collaborative printmaker: Dian Darmansjah
Editioning printmaker: Jacinta Numina Waugh

Artist: Daphne De Jersey
Region: Weipa
Born: 1969

Catalogue ID: DADE001

Mother of seven and grandmother to eight children, Daphne is currently working as a Senior Indigenous Health Practioner with Apunipima Cape York Health Council. Daphne has always been an artistic individual, leaning more towards the tactile ceramics field as a student in secondary school and coming to find her painting ability in 2004

Partaking in the early Western Cape Artists program in Mapoon, Daphne had instant success with her first painting selling to a wealthy business owner. Inspiration comes from many places for Daphne including her own life experiences and events, coupled with her knowledge of bush food which was passed down to her from her mother, and is a signature representation in her works. Bush foods and their seasonal occurrence have great significance in traditional culture. Through countless years of observation and generation after generation of knowledge transfer, the importance of bush food is immeasurable.

Her mother’s own personal story of growing up in the mission also inspires Daphne’s paintings, as well as her grandmother, a child of the stolen generation. With vibrant colours and striking technique, Daphne’s passion and creativity is apparent in each of her contemporary paintings

DAPHNE DE JERSEY | 'Four Generations' | Etching | Edition of 30 | Paper size: 39 (h) x 27 (w) cm