Featuring three videos projected onto Kingston Arts Skybridge by Jarra Karalinar Steel, as part of Generations: connections to Country exhibition.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jarra Karalinar Steel is Multidisciplinary artist from Melbourne Australia, based in Melbourne’s south in Euro Yuroke (St Kilda) on Boonwurrung country.
Recently becoming a PhD candidate at RMIT School of Design. A Graduate from RMIT, Master of Arts (Art in public spaces) and The University of Melbourne / Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Production; Costume and prop Design being her main focus of studies.
Jarra was born at QV hospital in Melbourne CBD and raised on country, growing up in community in regional Vic till her family moved back to Melbourne’s Inner North.
Jarra grew up surrounded by the Urban Koorie and Torres Strait Islander, Melbourne artist community in the late 80s and 90’s, which sparked a love for all the creative arts from a very young age. Contributing artists like the late Ellen Jose, Destiny Deacon, Lin Onus and her cousins the late Craig Charles and Peter Clarke as well as Maree Clarke as strong influences in her ambition to be in the creative arts.
Jarra is of the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boonwurrung, Wemba Wemba, Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway with lines to the Barrup Barrup clans. She also is of English and Scottish descent.
Karalinar is Jarra’s Middle name meaning “wattle tree woman“. Jarra and her twin brother Gheran were gifted their names at birth by their mother’s mentor at the time Gubbi Gubbi Elder Dr. Eve Fesl AM. Jarra and her twin Gheran were amongst some of the first IVF babies born in Melbourne and made the front page news across Australia.
Jarra is a passionate advocate for Self-Representation/determination of Victorian First Peoples Art and Culture and is determined in making sure it is kept alive and thriving.
Jarra has just finished three years as the Rising Melbourne Art Trams curator.
Image: Baanyabeel (Allambee biik baany), Tidal Volume – call and response, 2021. Single channel digital video, 2:02 minutes. Commissioned by Footscray Community Arts Centre. Courtesy of the artist Jarra Karalinar Steel.
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