Grace Rosendale
Grace is a Guugu Yimithirr elder from HopeVale in Far North QLD. Her country is Binthi Warra (between HopeVale and Cape Flattery). Her totem is Gaalaya (centipede) and Wandarr (white cockatoo).
Grace was born in Woorabinda, West of Rockhampton, in 1946 after her family were forcibly moved there during WWII.
Her family returned to HopeVale mission, where her father was a house painter and her mother was a midwife. “At the mission we had rations issued out, because our parents weren’t paid for their work. We weren’t really allowed to do much culture, like corroboree, when Christianity came here. They thought it [culture] was witchcraft. That’s why today I don’t know how to dance!”
Grace came to art later in her life. “After I retired working from the supermarket when I was 65, I was always at home. So I thought I’d join the ladies at the art centre!”
“Grace was born in Woorabinda, West of Rockhampton, in 1946 after her family were forcibly moved there during WWII.”
Blog posts
'Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear' exhibition has opened - And there are a lot of people to thank!
Reflections on the Opening of Magpie Goose: Stories You Wear and the many people we need to thank.
It's Black Friday Every Week: Because Our Prices Are Already Honest
You won’t see any flashing discounts or countdown clocks here, because at Magpie Goose, we have Black Friday every week. Our prices are already as fair and as low as we can make them. We work hard ...
Acknowledging Artists on Every Garment
Every new Magpie Goose garment features the artist’s name and artwork title on its care label, honouring Aboriginal Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and celebrating the stories behind the ...
Magpie Goose acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and trade. We acknowledge their ongoing connection and custodianship for Country.
We pay our deep respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly those who we work and collaborate with.
Always was, always will be.