Debbie Taylor-Worley & Sophie Worley
Debbie Taylor-Worley is a Gamilaraay artist, educator and curator. Her practice includes working with clay, earth and textiles, mostly created on Country, responding to place and story. A graduate of Griffith University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, and lecturer within the degree, she was conferred a Doctor of Visual Art in 2023. Sophie Taylor is a Gamilaraay artist with an extensive background as a multi-disciplinary creator. Taylor works with ceramic sculpture, mixed-media painting, and facilitates interactive, expressive art workshops for children and adults. Branching into costume, stage and set design, Taylor uses art as a powerful tool for self-expression.
Debbie: As an artist, educator and curator, I am interested in the stories that inspire artistic creation. Sophie: My practice centres around Guardians, the ancestral beings that live in the landscapes and the ones we carry everywhere.