Susan Betts
Susan 'Susie' Betts is a First Nations artist, illustrator and cultural advisor with ancestral connections to Wirangu, Kokata and Mirning country, community and language groups on the far West coast of South Australia.
Significant works
Betts' artworks created whilst employed at Balarinji Design Studio include the Nalanji Dreaming design[1] covering a Qantas jet[2] and Sweet Water design for an oversized Coca-Cola bottle[3] displayed in Atlanta Museum. She designed a cultural football guernsey for the Adelaide Crows worn during an Australian Rules Football Indigenous round.[4][5]
Betts has undertaken international research through a Churchill Fellowship exploring the Seven Sisters constellation and creation stories across Indigenous cultures in Australia and overseas.[6]
Awards
- The Gladys Elphick awards - Quiet Achiever award in 2016.[7]
- Churchill Trust Fellowship in 2018.[8]
- Shortlisted in 2022 for The Wilderness Society Karajia Award for Children’s Literature for her picture book Warna-Manda Baby Earth Walk, written and illustrated by Susan Betts with co-illustrator Mandy Foot.[9]
References
- ^ Regional Development Australia collaborations (2016-10-25). "Wiyana Spirit". Regional Development Australia Eyre Peninsula. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ National Museum of Australia, Acton Peninsula. "National Museum of Australia - Balarinji art and design collection". www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Lange, Jacques (1997). "Coke art, folk art: The Coca-cola salute to folk art". Sabinet African Journals: 15–16.
- ^ "Adelaide Crows unveil new Indigenous jumper". NITV. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Crows to don Indigenous jumper". afc.com.au. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "A clifftop massacre taboo kept Wirangu people away from their country for 180 years. Now the healing is beginning". ABC News. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Award Categories". Gladys Elphick Awards. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Susan Betts - Churchill Trust". www.churchilltrust.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Austlit. "Susan Betts | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-06-11.