Carol McGregor

Carol McGregor is of Wathaurung, Kulin Nation and Scottish descent and works across media including ephemeral natural fibres, paint, clay, metal and paper. Her recent art practice involves the revival of the traditional possum skin cloak as an art form and a way to strengthen community and individual identities. She has worked extensively with Aboriginal communities facilitating workshops, teaching and sharing the knowledge and skills around possum skin cloak making. 

McGregor’s work has been seen at national venues, including the National Portrait Gallery and Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra; Institute of Modern Art, Museum of Brisbane, State Library and Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane; National Art School, Sydney; New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale; and internationally at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada; Recent solo exhibitions include Art of the Skins: un-silencing and remembering, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2019; Repositories of Recognition, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, USA; and Sistas and Grannies, Tandanya Aboriginal Art Gallery, Adelaide, 2017. McGregor is a graduate of the unique Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art Program at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, where she is now the Program Leader.