Carly Tarkari Dodd
Carly Tarkari Dodd — 'WHAT DO WE WANT?', Brooch Series, 2025
What do we want? LAND RIGHTS!
This powerful call to action has echoed through generations of my family as we continue the fight for justice. Our Land our Country was stolen from us. Everything we needed to survive and thrive was taken. As caretakers of the land, we lived and breathed its essence; it was an inseparable part of who we are.
These woven brooches pay homage to the protest pins worn by staunch supporters of the land rights movement. The Ngarrindjeri weaving acknowledges the generational knowledge and resilience passed down, ensuring the fight continues. They embody the strength of our ancestors and the responsibility of the next generation to keep fighting.
"Our land remains occupied by the colony, but our voices remain unwavering." - Carly Tarkari Dodd
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Carly Tarkari Dodd is a Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist and curator whose practice centres on weaving, jewellery, sculpture, and cultural storytelling. Taught traditional Ngarrindjeri weaving techniques by Aunty Ellen Trevorrow at a young age, Dodd continues this legacy by combining ancestral knowledge with contemporary materials to create powerful objects of cultural resilience. Her work explores themes of First Nations activism, sovereignty, and identity, often juxtaposing Indigenous experience with the ongoing impacts of colonisation.
Through adornment and regalia, Dodd highlights the strength and beauty of cultural continuation, transforming materials like raffia, ribbon, and fabric into bold wearable statements. Her work has been featured at Australian Fashion Week, in Vogue Australia, and across national and international exhibitions. In 2023, she was a finalist in the MAKE Award and in 2025, she was named a finalist in the prestigious Rigg Design Prize.
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Trove: Contemporary Jewellery
27 September - 9 November
Jewellery has always played a significant role conveying messages about the relationships between people and the things they value – communicating across cultural, social, personal and political levels. Trove will feature a curated collection of works created by some of Australia's most forward-thinking and renowned artisans working in the field of jewellery. Exploring themes such as identity, culture, and sustainability, this exhibition will showcase works that are both visually striking and conceptually engaging.
Featuring the works of Roseanne Bartley, Liv Boyle, Lorraine Brigdale, Christine Collins, Laila Marie Costa, Laura Deakin, Samantha Dennis, Carly Tarkari Dodd, Anna Davern, Polly Dymond, Kirsten Haydon, Inari Kiuru, Anke Kindle, Sarah Lockey, Sim Luttin, Leslie Matthews, Belinda Newick, Emily O'Brien, Gabbee Stolp, Blanche Tilden, Zoe Veness and Melinda Young
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Material: raffia, ribbon, stainless steel
Dimensions: variable
Please note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.