FOR KYLIE HILL, legacy is everything, and as a person she is the embodiment of respect, pride and living her culture.
“It (my art) is a piece of me for my future generations to look back on and to remember what I did for them through our culture,” Hill said.
“A beautiful legacy keepsake for generations to come.”
As an artist and mother, Ipswich resident Hill is an example of what we strive to be as a city.
A proud Aboriginal woman from the Kalkadoon and Waanyi people from Mount Isa, she is proud to be an Ipswich resident and is a passionate elder and representative of her people.
Having called Ipswich home for the past 30 years, her artwork has been showcased in Las Vegas, Japan, Germany, and Ireland.
She has also worked on murals and canvas pieces for daycare centres, schools, medical centres, Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations across the country, and various government and sporting associations.
She will now see her artwork showcased in her first solo art exhibition in Ipswich this year opening on August 17, which will also be the first solo Indigenous art exhibition in Ipswich in a very long time.
“History is being made here and I am feeling all overwhelmed but yet excited and proud,” Hill said at the announcement.
Art is not her only passion and love, with softball entrenched in her family’s life, with various members having represented in the sport at state and national levels.
When interviewed last week, she was preparing to participate in 10th anniversary for the Queensland Murri Women’s Tournament to be played in Meakin Park in Logan, an event where she is a member of the reference group as well as designing the artwork for the event, and playing and umpiring.
Before her exhibition opens in August, her artwork will be seen throughout the upcoming SPARK Festival, with Hill taking every opportunity to showcase her art, culture, and identity.
“Leaving a legacy behind for all my jarjums, grannies, family, friends and community, that’s for sure,” she said.
