Aretha Brown

Aretha Brown is a young, queer, Blak artist. Her multidisciplinary practice is grounded in truth-telling and celebrates First Nations history, knowledge and empowerment. In 2019, Brown founded the **Kiss My Art Collective that champions young women and non-binary artists to create large-scale public murals. To date, **Kiss My Art Collective has completed more than 65 murals throughout Australia and internationally.

"Our Gumbaynggirr line work is very distinct. We don’t have dots in our community, we use line markings and scar etchings. I consider rock art to be public art and so what I am doing as a street artist is nothing new, I’ve just changed the medium. Aboriginal people, especially women, have been making public art since the dawn of time." Aretha