Visual Artist

Aretha Brown

Aretha Brown is a strong Gumbaynggirr woman who describes herself as a “painter, artist, comedian, decoloniser, dreamboat”. She is committed to creating pathways to champion young mob. In 2017, Aretha Brown delivered an impassioned speech at the Invasion Day Rally in Melbourne, fighting to make Indigenous history education mainstream.

Aretha Brown is a strong Gumbaynggirr woman who describes herself as a “painter, artist, comedian, decoloniser, dreamboat”. She is committed to creating pathways to champion young mob. In 2017, Aretha Brown delivered an impassioned speech at the Invasion Day Rally in Melbourne, fighting to make Indigenous history education mainstream.

Her delivery and ideas lead to her election as Prime Minister of National Indigenous Youth Parliament. Significantly, Brown was the youngest ever person – and the first woman – to hold this position.

Brown is also an accomplished artist, who has shown works at the National Gallery of Victoria, Ambush Gallery and Westspace. She is currently studying painting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.