THE NOMINEES
The inaugural year of the NIFA has seen 33 designer and artist nominations from the textiles and fashion design community and we’re thrilled with the calibre of talent and innovation across each of the six award categories.
1. THE CULTURAL ADORNMENT AND WEARABLE ART AWARD
Recognises worn items, created as fine or expressive art, used to define or express culture.
JAN GRIFFITHS
DEBRA BEALE
2. THE TEXTILE DESIGN AWARD
Includes designs of woven, knitted or other textile constructions, as well as dyed, printed or surface ornamented textiles.
DYMPHNA KERINAUIA, KAYE BROWN, MICHELLE WOODY, NINA LYDWINA PURUNTATAMERI, CORNELIA TIPUAMANTUMIRRI, AND BERNADETTE MUNGATOPI
IKUNTJI ARTISTS
SELINA NADJOWH
3. THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AWARD
Recognition of effective and productive relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the textile and fashion industry.
JULIE SHAW OF MAARA COLLECTIVE WITH BULA’BULA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION
HOPE VALE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE WITH QUT
PEOPLE, CULTURE & COUNTRY, A QLD STATE SCHOOLS ART PROJECT
BABBARRA WOMEN’S CENTRE WITH PUBLISHER TEXTILES
LISA GORMAN (GORMAN) AND TOMMY MAY, SONIA KURARRA, DAISY JAPULIJA, NADA RAWLINS, LISA UHL FROM MANGKAJA ARTS
MARNIN STUDIO WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE WITH DESIGN WITHIN COUNTRY
IKUNTJI ARTISTS WITH MAGPIE GOOSE
KAIELA ARTS ARTISTS WITH SPACECRAFT STUDIO
TENNANT CREEK AUNTIES FOR RISE-NGURRAJUTA
4. THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
For a group, organisation, or individual that has shown exceptional contribution to the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander textiles and fashion.
BEDE TUNGUTALUM
LENORE DEMBSKI FOR PAPERBARK WOMAN
PERINA DRUMMOND FOR JIRA MODELS
GRACE LILLIAN LEE
SELINA NADJOWH FOR INJALAK ARTS
5. THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Excellence and leadership in environmental and social development understanding, and practice in relation to textiles and fashion.
NINTI ONE LIMITED
ANINDILYAKWA ARTS FOR BUSH DYE
LIANDRA GAYKAMANGU FOR LIANDRA SWIM
PERINA DRUMMOND FOR JIRA MODELS
6. THE FASHION DESIGN AWARD
Recognises a commercial fashion label with a minimum of two collections of original design of clothing, jewellery or accessories.
MURRII QUU COUTURE
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