Michael Eather (born 1963) is a contemporary Australian artist based in Brisbane, who helped found the Campfire Group, a significant cross-cultural artistic collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.
Eather grew up and was educated in Tasmania. Following his graduation from the Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 1983, he spent time in the Indigenous community of Maningrida, which became the starting point for decades of inter-cultural artistic collaboration.Ms Pat Hoffie, 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Eather', Artlink, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999
in 1996, he established a long-term partnership with well-known Aboriginal artist Kumantje Jagamara (1946–2020).
References
Further reading Martin-Chew, Louise. A guide to the form: the stingray sculptures of Michael Eather / essay. Heiser Gallery and M. Eather, Brisbane, 2010. (paperback) Michael Eather (ed.), Shoosh! A History of the Campfire Group, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2005
External links
Michael Eather: James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews 2022-2023, State Library of Queensland