Michael Banks is a talented Western Australian First Nations artist with disability. I work with Michael each week, supporting him to practice and promote his art.
My Key Roles
- Support Michael to create his artwork, including ensuring studio space
- Identify opportunities for Michael to exhibit and sell his artwork, as well as promote his professional visual arts practice
- Establish and maintain Michael’s relationships with arts and cultural communities
- Ongoing documentation of Michael’s art, photographically as well as written records
- Establish and maintain of Michael’s Instagram account for his art practice
Key Outcomes
- Michael exhibits his artwork in ~8 art awards and exhibition each year
- Michael exhibited multiple artworks in the 2024 and 2023 ‘Revealed: New & Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists’ exhibitions at the Fremantle Arts Centre. He also participated in their Independent Artist Panel, 2024.
- Michael undertook an Artist Residency at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), January 2023
- Michael was the co-recipient of the ‘Digital Art Prize’ in the City of Canning Art Awards, 2023
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