Artist Interview: Shane Kooka

In this episode, Steph catches up with Shane Kooka.

Shane’s interest in art started at an early age and became an important way for him to connect with culture. Today, Shane works at small and large scale, making his mark on bodies, garments, buildings, and more. In this interview we hear about the role of collaboration and variety in sustaining his practice, and some of his work in Tarnanthi.

Show Notes

• Cherbourg Mission
  
  'Missions, reserves and stations were reserves of land to which Aboriginal people were forcibly located' – aiatsis.gov.au


• Stolen Gen / Stolen Generation
  
  Who are the Stolen Generations? (healingfoundation.org.au)


• Jack Buckskin (Instagram)


• Uncle Stevie
  
  ABC memorial article (please note that this article contains images of people who have died)


• Jamie Goldsmith
  
  Honored with mural by Jimmy C and Elizabeth Close in the East End of Adelaide.


• Tarnanthi 2021


• LT3 at Hahndorf Academy, 9 Oct – 28 Nov 2021, 10am-5pm daily, free


• LT3 artist talk | 12-1pm, 20 Nov 2021 at Hahndorf Academy


• Elizabeth Close (website) (Instagram)


• Thomas Readett (website) (Instagram)


• Mirdilyayanthi – to Shine Bright at Women’s and Children’s hospital (Blue Heart Gallery, Ground Floor). 15 Oct 2021 – 31 Jan 2022. 9am-5pm daily, free.


• Black Diamond Tattoo


• De Castella’s Indigenous mission in New York Marathon (SMH article, 2019)


• The fight to ‘free’ the Aboriginal flag – BBC article


• Adelaide Crows Football Club 2020 Indigenous Guernsey designed by Eddie Hocking working with Shane Kooka


• UFC Adelaide: Tai Tuivasa’s entrance music honours his Aboriginal heritage (sportingnews article)


• Cold Krush


• Anthony Mundine wearing Shane’s art


• @ShaneKooka_Art