Glen Mackie (Kei Kalak)
b. 1975, Yam Island, Torres Straits
Lives Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Tribe: Iama (Yam)
Language: Kala Lagaw Ya (Central Torres Straits)
Totems: Hammerhead Shark (Kurrs); Crocodile (Koedal)
STUDY
1995, 98-99 Diploma of Visual Arts, Cairns TAFE
2015-16 Study towards BA in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Glen Mackie (Kei Kalak) – Recent Works, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns
2015 The Coming of Sigai and other Stories, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
2014 Rear Visions: Stories from Home: The Prints of Glen Mackie, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns (Cairns Indig. Art Fair)
2011 I am Kulkalgal, UMI Arts, Cairns
2011 Ngai Lamalaig – Me a Yam Islander, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
2023 The National 4: Australian Art Now, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2022-23 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns, Queensland
2022 FACELESS: Transforming Identity, Cairns Art Gallery (Cairns Indigenous Art Fair exhibition)
2022 Artist Showcase – Cairns Art Gallery (online exhibition), Carns Art Gallery, Cairns
2021 Explore Sydney Contemporary – Paper (online), Sydney Contemporary Art Fair
2021 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (online), Cairns
2021 WARWAR: The Art of Torres Strait, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
2021 Reimagining: Between Tradition and Innovation, Cairns Art Gallery, Qld
2021 Cairns Art Society 73rd Annual Exhibition, Cairns Art Gallery, Qld
2020 Critical Mass: The Art of Planetary Health, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Gallery, Katoomba, NSW
2020 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, online and exhibition at Tanks Arts Centre
2020 From the Sea, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane Qld
2020 Between the Moon and the Stars, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
2020 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (online), Cairns, Qld
2020 Recent Prints, joint exhibition with Daniel O’Shane, Caffiend Cafe, Cairns
2020 Shiver, Onespace Gallery, Brisbane
2019 Works by FNQ Indigenous Artists, Pullman Hotel, Cairns
2019 Sydney Contemporary – Paper, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
2019 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2018 Old Stories and New Narratives: Recent Indigenous Prints, for the 2nd Australian Print Triennial, Mildura, Vic.
2018 Printing as Process, Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
2018 Sydney Contemporary – Paper, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
2018 Inkfest, Inkmasters Biennial Exhibition, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Qld
2018 Glen Mackie and Daniel O’Shane: A celebration of the work of two artists from the Torres Strait Islands, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2018 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2017 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, Qld
2017 Letters from Australia, (joint exhibition with Theo Tremblay), National Library of Latvia, Riga
2017 Sydney Contemporary – Paper, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
2017 25th Mabo High Court Win Celebration, Gallery Gilimbaa, Brisbane
2017 Partners in Print, with Sydney Printmakers, Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney, NSW, and KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, Qld
2017 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2016 Gondwana’s Garden, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, Qld
2016 Thancoupie Bursary Fund, Fundraising exhibition, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns
2016 Here and Now, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns, Qld
2016 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2016 Tracing the Line, Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, Katoomba, NSW (in conjunction with Print Council of Australia)
2016 Sydney Contemporary – Paper, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
2016 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2016 Pathways, touring exhibition curated by UMI Arts, Cairns (touring exhibition)
2015 32nd Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum & Art Gallery of the NT, Darwin (Finalist)
2015 Silk Cut Print Award, Melbourne, Vic (Finalist)
2015 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns, Qld
2015 Mapping Memories, Tracking Visions, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, NSW
2015 Encounter/Northern Encounter, Impress Gallery, Brisbane
2015 Encounter/Northern Encounter, Canopy Art Centre, Cairns
2014 Indigenous Artists from Australia, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, USA
2014 International Print Exhibition , (Australia & Japan), Kyoto, Japan
2014 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2013 30th Telstra Indigenous Art Award, Museum of Arts & Sciences, Darwin, NT (Finalist – Works on Paper)
2013 Inside/Out: Mapping Spiritual Journeys, Circa 1907 gallery, Cairns, Qld
2013 Prints from the Torres Straits, Surry Hills Library, Sydney
2013 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair exhibition, Cairns
2012 Big Wet, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2012 Sense of Place, Inkmasters Exhibition, Canopy Artspace, Cairns
2012 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2011 Land, Sea and Sky: Contemporary Art of the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Inkmasters Inaugural Members Exhibition, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Qld
2011 Pathways, UMI Arts, Cairns
2011 Storyboat, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2011 CIAF Exhibition, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2010 Zenadh Kes Printmakers, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle USA
2010 One Family Our Way of Life, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2010 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
1999 Exhibition with Nino Sabatino , Banggu Minjaany Art Gallery, Cairns TAFE
Public Art/Murals
2018 Munro Martin Parklands pump house building, part of Sea Walls Australia project, Cairns, Qld
2013 Snake Bay School, Melville Island (NT), mural
2012 Choice Australia, wall and floor murals for The Culture Place Gallery/Restaurant, Cairns
2011 Print Council of Australia print commission, two plate vinylcut Augud
2010 Dept of Immigration and Citizenship, Reconciliation Action Plan 2013-16 document, cover design
2010 Window decal project, Woodridge Medical Centre, Brisbane
2008 TNQ TAFE mural commission, Pre-school Childcare Centre
2004 Yam Island Council mural, community centre – ‘Kabusu’
2003 Queensland Health Commission mural for Health Clinic
2003 Yam Island Council Community Store mural
2003 Yam Island Airport, Yam Island Welcoming sign
Workshops/ Residencies
2023 MacGregor Winter Workshop, Towoomba, Queensland
2022 NAIDOC Artist-in-Residence, Artist as Storyteller, MacGregor School, Towoomba, Queensland
2018 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, community workshop with Inkmasters Cairns Inc
2017 Cairns Regional Gallery, Xmas Holiday Workshop in Printmaking
2016 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, vinylcut carving/printing workshop
2015 Print workshops, Thaiday memorial family festival, Two Brothers sports facility
2014 Woodford Festival of the Arts, Brisbane; talks, demonstrations in woodcutting,
2013 Print Workshops, NAIDOC Week, Australian Museum & Surry Hills Library, Sydney
2013 Resident Artist (12 months), painting and printmaking demonstrator, The Cultural Place, Cairns
2012 Big Wet Monoprint Workshop with Theo Tremblay, Editions Tremblay, Cairns
2012 Resident Artist, Woodford Folk Festival, Qld
Awards/Selected
2016 Finalist, Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin
2016 Finalist, National Works on Paper Award, Victoria
2015 Finalist, Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin
2015 Finalist, Silk Cut Print Award, Melbourne
2014 Finalist, Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin
2014 2nd Prize Winner, Inkfest: Festival of Printmaking, for handpainted vinylcut, The Coming of Sigai; Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2013 Arts Queensland Bursary to study printmaking with master printmaker Theo Tremblay
Bibliography
2016 Creative Types, Cairns Eye, article by Roz Pulley, 16/1/16
2015 Darwin – The Bigger Picture, review by Jeremy Eccles, Aboriginal Art Directory, 14/8/15
2015 Dilemma of difference in indigenous art award, article by Nicolas Rothwell, The Australian, 13/8/13
2012 SBS NAIDOC Week short films featuring Tagai – Star Constellation print
2011 The past returns to the surface, article by Nicolas Rothwell, The Australian, p.17 Arts, 17/11/11
2011 Land, Sea & Sky – In and out of the Torres Strait, article by Jeremy Eccles, Aboriginal Art Directory, 6/7/11
2006 Gatherings II, Survey Publications, Arts Queensland, Keeaira Press, Brisbane
2002 Gatherings I, Survey Publications, Arts Queensland, Keeaira Press, Brisbane
Collections
Artbank
Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Vault, Mildura, Vic
Australian Museum
Ballarat Regional Gallery
Cairns Regional Gallery
Canson Australia
City of Fremantle, WA
Art Gallery of NSW
Kluge Ruhe Collection, University of Virginia, USA
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
National Museum of Australia
Newcastle Art Gallery
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra
Print Council of Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba, Qld
University of NSW Art Collection
University of Queensland Art Museum
University of Woolongong, NSW
+ national and international private collections
