Demilio Denman

I live with my mum and two brothers, but altogether I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters of which I am the youngest. My brothers and I play football and all of the family enjoys fishing. I have been working at the Art Shed at Mossman Gorge for 3 years and in that time I have taken part in many workshops to learn about different media and art techniques. My work was exhibited for the first time at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in 2012 and the IACA ‘Kinship’ exhibition at TANKS and at James Cook University in 2013.

In the past year, I have worked with 4 other young men in wood carving and furniture construction, using recycled rainforest timber found at Mossman Gorge. We are hoping to develop our own business in wood products over the coming year.

My art work has been exhibited in the following shows:

• Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - 2012 (Cairns Cruise Terminal)
• Manjal Dimbi – Rainforest inspired works by Yalanji Artists of Mossman Gorge – 2013 (Canopy Art Space – Cairns)
• Works on Paper by Yalanji Artists of Mossman Gorge – 2013 (Mossman Gorge Centre)
• IACA ‘Kinship’ exhibition – 2013 (TANKS and James Cook University)
• Paper, works on and of Paper – 2013 TANKS Art Space
• ‘Vessel’ – ceramics & monoprints by Yalanji Artists of Mossman Gorge - 2014 (TANKS)
• Cairns Indigenous Art Fair – 2014 (Cairns Cruise Terminal)
• Umpla Ufla – Textiles Forum & Fashion Performance – 2014 (Cairns Cruise Terminal)

Artwork Examples