Amala Groom
Amala Groom is a conceptual artist whose practice is informed by Indigenous methodologies. As a form of passionate activism, her work reads as a social and political commentary on contemporary politics and race relations.
Articulated across diverse media, Groom’s work often subverts western iconography in order to enunciate Aboriginal stories, experiences and histories and to interrogate the legacy of colonialism.
Groom began creating work in 2012 and has since contributed to numerous group shows, including the 2013 and 2014 Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize where her works were highly commended. Her first solo exhibition, The Cider Series, took place at Kings Cross Library in 2014. Recent shows include; Djon Mundine’s Bungaree’s Farm at Mosman Art Gallery, (in)visible: the First Peoples and War at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery and Mass Group Incident: Tell Me My Truth at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.
Groom is currently studying Fine Arts at UNSW Art & Design and is a Board Director for the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples.
You can find out information about upcoming exhibitions at: www.facebook.com/amalagroom.
