Eddy Harris

Eddy Harris  - “The Art of Broken Hill: Traditional to Contemporary” group exhibition at Parliament House

Eddy Harris is an Aboriginal Elder, artist & carver of the Barkandji tribe, Wilcannia NSW. As a child Eddy would use sticks to draw pictures in the burnt red sand which coated everything in his hometown of Wilcannia. Eddy’s art communicates his connection to river & country across the mediums of canvas, bark, emu eggs & wood carvings. Eddy’s art showcases his passion for telling stories about his people and promotes the continuation of his cultural practices. He describes: “The land is very important to us. The feelings that you get from country, knowing our ancestors lived and were buried there, you feel their spirits with you.”

Eddy Harris
Water Bird
2024
Acrylic on bark