Chayni Henry

Chayni Henry’s account of life in her home town of Darwin is frank and funny. It can also be dark and surreal as she turns her attention to the broader issues of politics and race relations in the Top End. Her paintings — with their customary anecdotes applied in texta pen — are intimate, feminist and irreverent. Chayni’s work is held in many public collections including Artbank, the Charles Darwin University Collection and the National Gallery of Australia as well as private collections such as the Corrigan Collection and the Toga Group Collection. An experienced educator, Chayni is currently facilitating an exhibition by the women of Aurukun, Far North Queensland, for the forthcoming Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. She regularly conducts outdoor painting workshops with long grassers in Darwin.