Summary

Artist's statement:

The [traditional] painted rainforest shields represent the Indinji/ Yidinji tribe of the Tablelands whose ancestral tribal lands encompass Atherton township and the outer regions. Red represents the blood of Indinji people past and present and has meaning in life itself. [Without] blood there is no life, life is in the blood. Green is the rainforest, the dwelling place of the Indinji - a rainforest tribe. The yellow ochre colour is earth. The seven white triangular shapes along the centre line are representative of the 'Seven Sisters' volcanoes scattered across the [Tableland] landscape and are part of the songlines of the Indinji landscape and stories. The hands [represent] [family] and community, Indigenous and [Non-Indigenous] as we all now dwell together on the [traditional] lands of the Indinji people.

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.