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Flotsam and Jetsam | Cheryl McCoy

A$600.00

Relief print with hand colouring | 40 x 40cm.

Relief print with hand colouring | 40 x 40cm.

  • Cheryl McCoy is a printmaker of Aboriginal and convict heritage. Her practice is grounded in memory, story and connection to Country – a dialogue between what is remembered, what is lost, and what continues to resonate across generations.

    These works began with a poem that sparked McCoy’s curiosity about imagined moments following the arrival of the British at Warrane. She became preoccupied with how both Aboriginal people and convicts endured the disruption of the familiar, and how each carried a yearning for what was known and ordinary. Through her prints, McCoy seeks to give form to fleeting reflections and unspoken longings, visualising experiences that were often silenced.

    Selected exhibitions

    Solo exhibition
    2021 – Reflections on Country, Waterline Art Gallery, Ettalong NSW

    Group exhibitions
    2025 – Synergy, Back to Back Galleries, Newcastle NSW
    2025 – Connections, Gosford Community Gallery, NSW
    2025 – Being in Time & Place, Gosford Community Gallery, NSW
    2025 – Obsession, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow NSW

    2024 – Remake Reshape Recreate, Gosford Community Gallery, NSW
    2024 – The Patience of Ordinary Things, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow NSW
    2024 – Obsession, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree NSW
    2024 – Dress Code: Behind the Seams, Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW
    2024 – Weaving Ancestral Threads, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow NSW
    2024 – Impressions, Artsite Contemporary, Sydney NSW

    2023 – Redefining the Basket, Gallery 76, Concord West NSW
    2023 – Entwined, The Shop Gallery, Glebe NSW

    2022 – Through My Eyes, Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW
    2022 – Where Mountains Meet Infinity, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow NSW

    2021 – On Country, Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW

    Previous exhibitions
    2020 – Black Lives Matter – I Can’t Breathe, Gudjagang Ngara li-dhi Aboriginal Corporation, NSW

    Art prizes

    2025 – Finalist, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery yapang Art Prize
    2025 – Finalist, Gosford Art Prize (also finalist 2024, 2023, 2017, 2010, 2009)

    2023 – Finalist, Still Life National Art Prize, Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour

    2021 – Awarded Aboriginal Art Prize, Gosford Art Prize

    Collections

    Central Coast Council
    Private collections

    Education

    2015 – Diploma of Visual Arts (High Distinction), Hunter TAFE, Newcastle Art School

    2017 – Ongoing professional development workshops with Angus Fisher, Basil Hall, Tom Goulder, Dianne Fogwell, GW Bot, Seraphina Martin and Matt Tome

    Memberships and affiliations

    Print Circle Sydney
    Print Council Australia
    The Makers Studio Central Coast Inc
    Newcastle Print Workshop

  • “I seek to harness my deep spiritual connection to Country to drive my artistic inquiry while encouraging others to reflect on their relationship with the world around them.”

    Cheryl McCoy, 2025.

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