Summary

Artist's statement:

My name is Chern'ee Sutton and I am a contemporary Indigenous artist from the Kalkadoon people from the Mount Isa, North West Queensland area. This painting is my interpretation of "Caring for Community" which tells of the provision of healthcare in the community, for the community and by the community.

James Cook University through its Generalist Medical Training Program is the regional provider of general practitioner training in North West Queensland delivering a high quality program to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

In my painting the large community symbol in the middle represents the Mount Isa and North West Queensland region with the smaller community symbols and travelling lines representing the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and people that travel to hospital for medical treatment.

The footprints represent the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people returning to their homes and communities after receiving treatment and the emu and cranes feet represent Kalkadoon country.

The sections of the painting separated by the stethoscopes represent the medical treatment and care given to indigenous people of all ages from young to elderly by the doctors and students that live in the community.

JCU General Practice Training Program Artwork Series

James Cook University (JCU) General Practice Training program is the regional provider of general practitioner training in regional, rural and remote Queensland. JCU is committed to delivering a high quality program for GP Registrars and working with partners to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

In 2018, JCU commissioned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Queensland to design artworks that were representative of a story about the provision of healthcare in the community, for the community, and by the community. The resulting 13 artworks are now proudly displayed in our regional offices across Queensland and featured in JCU resources. This series of commissioned artworks, consisting of paintings, prints and graphics, represents a wide range of artists from early career to professionals who regularly exhibit. Artists included in the series are Sharon Caulfield, Lyndon Davis, Kevin Edmondstone, Karen Hall, Matthew Humphries, Michael McGuane, Anthony 'Gesa' Pilot, Nicky Bidju Pryor, Brian Robinson, Chern'ee Sutton, Janeece Thompson "Goungee" (Water Lily), Belynda Waugh and Nicole Wone.