Dale Huddleston, Mural

Biography:

Dale Huddleston is an visual artist and singer, and is connected to Ngardi language group in the Roper River region of East Arnhem Land through his father’s people and has cultural ties with the Wiradjuri tribe of NSW through his mother’s people from the Talbragar people, Dubbo.

Huddleston’s paintings are based on the custodial country and the stories associated with it. Using traditional raark or crosshatch design, totems and spirits relating to real life activities such as hunting, fishing, singing and dancing are depicted; these images form the teachings of the ancestors on survival and social infrastructure.

In 1997, along with artist “Sauce” Towney, Dale won the NAIDOC artist award.

Dale has been exhibiting at a number of venues in Canberra and the local markets for the past 15 years and was artist in residence with the ACT Schools department for approximately 10 years, teaching contemporary art and mural painting.

Artwork:

This artwork, a mural, was commissioned for the Ngunnawal Centre’s offices and comprises various designs and motifs relating to Dale’s cultural heritage.