OUR
CREATIVES

Bianca Barling-Seden brings visual communications and engagement expertise and experience working alongside Indigenous people and their communities.

Bianca holds a research Masters  in Visual Art and has experience in inclusive leadership, government and community engagement.

Bianca has lived and worked on the Thai Burma border and across the tropical north, including Arnhem Land, FNQ and the Torres Strait Islands.

Bianca is of English and German settler heritage and identifies as non-Indigenous Australian.

Richard Seden provides high-level cultural and engagement advice and  is developing his own art practice.

Richard has worked as an Indigenous Health Practitioner and Counsellor across Central Australia, Cape York, Larrakia Country and North East Arnhem Land for over 25 years.

Richard has family connections to the Torres Strait (Kaurareg/Dhoeybaw) – and the Coen (Kaantju) and Shelbourne Bay (Wuthati) communities of Cape York.

Kate FitzGerald brings exceptional project management, communication and coordination expertise – from her experience with Seven’s creative studio and media agencies in Malaysia and Bangkok.

Kate FitzGerald embeds high-level organisational and analytical and relationship skills across our Agency.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts Media and Cultural Studies from Macquarie University.

Bridgitte is a multi-disciplinary designer with nearly a decade of experience in the public and private sector. Bridggitte holds a Bachelor of Communication Design and has specific expertise with UX and Web Design.

Bridgitte is passionate about art and design to further positive social change with meaning and impact.

Lauren  Seden is our Communications Associate in her final year of a Bachelor of Communications at QUT. Lauren graduated Year 12 in 2015 as the highest achieving Indigenous student from the NT.

Lauren has family connections to the Torres Strait (Kaurareg / Dhoeybaw) –and the Coen (Kaanju) and Shelbourne Bay (Wuthati) communities of Cape York.

Lauren supports our social media work with a special interest in our clients in the Torres Strait Islands.

Sheree Jacobs brings diverse experience in communications and design across the non-profit, government and for-purpose sectors. Sheree has family connections to the Erub in the Torres Strait (Meriam). Sheree holds a Masters in Communication from Griffith University and is a Certified Associate in Project Management.

Malo is a young Digital Creator who is learning how to maintain the Saltwater People website. He was born in Arnhem Land (Nhulunbuy).

Malo is Torres Strait Islander, Wuthathi and Kaantju.

Bernard Lee Singleton is an accomplished craftsman, curator and designer, born and living in Cairns. Singleton grew up in Coen, Cape York. His mother is a Djabuguy woman born in Mona Mona mission near Kuranda and his father is an Umpila (east coast Cape York)/Yirrkandji man from the Yarrabah Community.

Elizabeth Yanyi Close is a Panaka Skin Anangu woman from the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Language Groups, whose family links are to the communities of Pukutja and Amata in the APY Lands.

Elizabeth is now based in Adelaide after reconnecting with  her Grandmothers family (her Tjukurpa) and her Country from her Tjamu. This growth as an Aboriginal woman was profoundly reflected in the evolution of her artwork.

Bree is a Kalkadoon artist who works in the public sector and also as an illustrator and painter. Her contemporary art often addresses socials issues and themes including mental health, feminism and cultural identity. Passionate about creativity and expression, Bree works across mixed mediums to express connection and story.

Ty Waigana is a professional illustrator and animator with a Bachelor of Arts from Curtin University. Ty is a proud Noongar and Saibaigal (Torres Strait) man. Ty has worked with us on projects for Australian National University and Queensland Child and Family Commission. Ty is the NAIDOC poster artist for 2020.

Kamsani Bin Salleh (Kambarni) is descended from the Ballardong Noongar people and Nimunburr and Yawuru people of the Kimberley region in Western Australia.

Kambarni’s work reflects the natural world with his intricate designs and graphically interprets both pre-colonial and post-colonial Australian histories. Kambani re-tells old stories and creating new narratives through his community engagement.

In 2018 Kamsani Bin Salleh was named WA’s Young Person of the Year and was awarded the Mission Australia Cultural Endeavours Award.

Dylan Mooney’s practice includes painting, drawing and digital illustration, inspired by history, culture and identity. Dylan has learnt professional application of cultural protocols in his Batchelor study with the prestigious Contemporary Australian Art Program at Griffith University. Dylan is a Yuibera man, a Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander.

Leicolhn McKellar is a Budjiti and Kunja woman from South-East Queensland who made her home for many years in North East Arnhem Land and now works from Darwin.

A professional photographer, Leicolhn is well-known for capturing the intrinsic beauty of Aboriginal culture. Her focus is on forming real connections with her clients and expressing their stories, uncensored and raw, through her portraiture.

Since 2011 Maria has been the principal of an independent design practice, focusing on exhibition graphics, illustration, editorial design, and branding for the cultural sector. Prior to running her own practice Maria was art director at 1000 Voltios in Bogotá, Colombia where she specialised in branding for the arts and cultural sector, and senior graphic designer at Freeman Ryan Design in Sydney.

“Hon Boeuy brings extensive experience with over 10 years working as a graphic designer, manager and art director. He has worked in Sydney’s arts sector and produced visual marketing material from ideation through to finished art, and publishing.

Hon has worked with both small and national clients and teaches design at Sydney University. In 2017, Hon founded Dialogic Studios, an agency that specialises in visual communications. “

Ella is a graphic designer working across different projects including illustration and animation. Originally from Indonesia, she is currently working and studying in Naarm/Melbourne. She graduated and spent years working as an interior designer before expanding to graphic design. She is also actively pursuing her lifelong interest in art. Fields aside, she just absolutely loves to create.

Talei Elu has spent the last six years working with the federal government in roles that focused on Indigenous economic development in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the National Indigenous Australians Agency, and more recently with AIATSIS. Talei is now working from Seisia in remote Cape York.

Talei is a prolific photographer and creator of Faces of the Straits and recently shot a campaign for Vogue.