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Paula Savage

Kubin Community Moa Island

Date of Birth: 1982
Language: Kala Lagaw Ya

My name is Paula Savage, I’m from Kubin Community Moa Island in the near western cluster of islands in the Torres Strait. I was born here on Moa Island and am a resident in the community.

I come from the Serganilgal clan group from the village of Dabu on Moa Island, and the Kaurareg Nation of Muralag and Kiriri.

Art was my interest from such a young age and during high school I studied visual arts and commercial arts.

After leaving school I pursued other job careers, in early 2017 I became a member of Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre (Moa Arts) in Kubin Community to take up my passion for visual arts again.

A lot of my interest in art is in weaving, lino printing, tie-dying, fabric printing, drawing, carving, and jewellery making.

My artworks are based on my cultural heritage, stories in traditional knowledge, techniques and styles and also, I like to express my art based on our everyday lifestyle which we still today practice, our cultural laws and customs.


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Words: Courtesy of Moa Arts

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Exhibitions

Bulmba-ja LED Facade at night featuring the work of Solomon Booth

David Bosun | Fiona Elisala-Mosby | Paula Savage | Solomon Booth

MOA Arts | Bulmba-ja Facade

27 September — 14 November 2022

BABETHA NAWIA | DANIE SAVAGE | DAVID BOSUN | ELDRINA WARRIA | FIONA MOSBY | FRED JOE | LORETTA GLANVILLE | PAULA SAVAGE | RITA KAITAP | SOLOMON BOOTH | TAHMANA MISICK | GERTIE TOMSANA

Moa Arts — Malu Bardthar Dapar | Sea Land Sky

24 June — 19 August 2023

News

Three mono prints on a black wall.

13 September, 2023

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Moa Island dancers wearing dhari headdress.

28 July, 2023

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Framed monoprints on a white gallery wall. The floor is polished concrete and two plinths have woven objects, a basket and a mat.

7 July, 2023

A Glimpse into the First Nations Exhibition Showcase

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Bulmba-ja LED Facade at night featuring the work of Solomon Booth

27 September, 2022

Bulmba-ja Facade showcases artworks from Moa Arts

The Bulmba-ja LED facade is featuring artworks by four artists from Moa Arts, Ngalmun Lagau Minaral: David Bosun, Fiona Elisala-Mosby,…

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