Meet Claudia Moodoonuthi
MECCA’s 2017 NGV Holiday Artist Collaboration
Born on Bentinck Island and raised on Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Claudia Moodoonuthi creates artworks that embody land, ocean and sky.
Inspired by her deep connection to country and the traditional ways of both the Lardil and Kayardild peoples, her artworks explore the natural world and showcase her rich Indigenous roots and contemporary culture.
The inspiration behind her 2017 design was based on Moodoonuthi’s childhood home – she would take notice of every colour in the ground and soil. The Holiday packaging design was bright and rich in both colour and creative spirit.