Manegin Dreaming_2024

Manegin Dreaming_2024
The central area of my painting depicts the Sundown Creek and its tributaries that are discharging to the ocean. The four multi-coloured dotted areas feature the animals that were abundant before the arrival of other cultures. The location is Tasmania’s North West Coast, this area was culturally important for my Tasmanian Manegin Aboriginal ancestors, symbolically shown by the multicoloured interlocking circles. Although life was tough, there was a plentiful food supply, with the petroglyphs located on the South side of the creek extending out to sea, providing a natural place to create their messages that can clearly be seen to this day.

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Uncle Greg Matthews is a contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal artist whose vibrant canvases and unique textile designs serve as tactile ambassadors of his culture, resilience, and reclamation. As a proud Stolen Generation survivor with deep roots to his Country in Noth West Tasmania; Uncle Greg utilises his art as a powerful medium for truth-telling, healing, and reconciliation. His deeply moving visual narratives transform a lifetime of profound personal history into rich, layered masterworks that celebrate an unshakeable connection to his Tasmanian heritage, Country, and ancestry. Uncle Greg’s highly sought-after fine art is held in private collections globally, spanning Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Known for his striking colourful works which offer collectors a rare, evocative window into the enduring strength and beauty of First Nations storytelling.
Uncle Greg pays respects to the traditional owners of the land upon which his Berwick studio is located; he acknowledges Aboriginal Elders past present and those who are emerging.