The Toowoomba Arts Footprint has welcomed the second of three artists who were successful in their application for a $20,000 Artist in Residence opportunity.

Felicity is a proud Wiradjuri woman living on Ngaro country (Airlie Beach) with her husband and youngest of 3 boys. She is committed to learning, honouring and preserving the ancient Aboriginal culture. Felicity is passionate about supporting individual indigenous people, their families and mobs and finding opportunities for them to share their gifts and culture with the wider community.

Three years ago, Felicity suffered a life altering brain aneurysm bleed. Since being released from hospital in July 2017, weaving and photography has been an integral part of her rehabilitation and healing journey. Weaving has been essential in helping Felicity manage life with her disability.

Felicity is focused on weaving together her gifts for innovative thinking, connecting people, storytelling, traditional Aboriginal weaving, photography, healing and inspiring others with her strong business management and administration skills to help build strong, sustainable and inclusive rural, remote and regional communities.

During this unique Arts Queensland funded Artist Residency, Felicity’s project will create opportunities for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community members to attend workshops at Cobb+Co Museum, Empire Theatre and the Gumbi Gumbi gardens for interactive weaving and eco-dyeing sessions.

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