Jirra L. Harvey
Artist Bio
Jirra Lulla Harvey completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at The University of Melbourne. She was awarded the National (Indigenous) Scholarship, followed by two consecutive Undergraduate Indigenous Achievement Awards.
While completing her degree she worked for numerous Aboriginal organisations, and also held the position of Victorian Correspondent for the national Indigenous newspaper, The Koori Mail. Painting has remained an important part of Jirra's schedule. In 2004 Jirra was named the 2004 NAIDOC Artist of the Year. Jirra hopes to undertake post graduate studies, eventuating in a Masters Degree in Cinema Management, while continuing to develop her artwork.
Artwork Description
Education plants the seeds essential for our community's growth.
The central circle is representative of the different areas in which this process is taking place. Whether it be in a lecture theater, a class room or at the Centre for Indigenous Education, through out the University seeds of knowledge are being planted in the minds of future Indigenous leaders. Fern tendrils grow in each direction, showing these skills being taken back to Aboriginal communities across the country. As this process continues, the growth becomes denser as each of our communities flourish.