ARTIST GALLERY - MATT ROBERT

I was born in Brisbane with my dad moving us to Townsville soon after to be closer to family. After several years, we moved back to Brisbane which I now call home. I have two homes, the first being Brisbane where I was born and where I live but also a small community called Hopevale. This is the home of the Guugu Yimithirr people and where my ancestors originate from.

My grandfather was stolen from Hopevale as a young baby and adopted by a white family and taught nothing of culture. Luckily after travel to Hopevale my grandfather and my father were able to reconnect with our country.

My first exposure to art was at the age of 12 when I was encouraged to do a racism piece for a school project. I produced a piece which won awards throughout the school and was a part of the annual exhibition hosting artworks from student’s years 5-12 from all around the community. Art then took a backwards step as I focused on my sport and social life being a busy teenager, it was not until 2018 where I decided to really focus on my art once more. Ambrose and I were asked to design Morningside AFC inaugural Indigenous jersey which was a great success throughout the community. From there our passion sparked once more and we created MA Deadly art.

Today I utilise my inspiration from personal experiences, country, and interpretations to create pieces with strong story and messages. Using a wide range of colours, traditional and contemporary indigenous styles to complete my artwork with the importance of storytelling captured throughout every piece.