Onespace congratulates Sonja Carmichael who is a recipient of Creative Australia’s artists in residency program for 2025-26 and 2026-27 at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum, University of Virginia, USA. In 2011, the museum launched its artist residency program, which brings an Indigenous Australian artist to the University of Virginia to share their artwork in an exhibition and other programs.
For up to four weeks, chosen First Nations artists work on dynamic projects with students, experiment in the studio, and deliver artist talks. This provides an exciting opportunity to establish networks of artists and First Nations people in the United States. Kluge-Ruhe asserts that “One of our core institutional values is to amplify Indigenous voices by providing opportunities for Indigenous people to speak on behalf of their own cultures, especially after so many oppressive forms of silencing and erasure.”
As a leader of Quandamooka weaving practices, Sonja will enrich the Kluge-Ruhe Museum and community with her extensive knowledge of land and regeneration of culture.
Image: Sonja Carmichael gathering ungaire on Minjerribah. Photo by Jo Anne Driessen.
