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Indigenous Publishing & Mentoring
Black Ink Press
“Inspiring Indigenous readers, writers and dreamers”
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Gloria Whalan
Profile (Author/Illustrator)
Gloria writes about herself: “My age is 65 and I am part of the Stolen Generation. I was reared by my grandmother who was white. I did not know I was Koorie until I was 49. My people are Wiradjuri from NSW. I started drawing with charcoal from the fire at an early age. I knew I was different from the other children as my heart was in the bush, the land and the animals.
I was deserted at the age of 27 with six children between the ages of 1 and 9. I painted pictures to get money for food and eventually started my own business teaching drawing and folk art. I have been a foster parent for 30 years and have been teaching them to use art to relax. My first love is art and I paint about many things. My large family encourage and support me in what I do."
Gloria was Latrobe City's Senior Citizen of the Year in 2009, recognised for her contribution to the community of Central Gippsland, especially as a foster carer.
She is studying Indigenous Art at Gippsland TAFE and has exhibited in two Morwell Galleries.
Mermando the Spider; Guulaangga the Green Tree Frog; Girrawaa the Goanna; Gurawang the Bandicoot
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