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TAKE A PEEK INSIDE FIRST NATIONS ARTIST AMANDA HINKELMANN'S SPACE

First Nations art is deeply meaningful, celebrating the strong connection spiritual Indigenous Australians have to family, community and Country. For Wiradjuri artist Amanda Hinkelmann, creating art allows her to pay homage to her heritage.

"I work respectfully to promote my culture, telling stories through my art," she explains "My hope is that each day more and more people see how beautiful and deep our culture is, so we can move forward together as a nation." After completing a primary education degree at university, Amanda taught as a school teacher for 14 years before spending another year working as a school principal.

In 2019 she decided to dedicate her time to pursuing art as a full-time career.

"I just love creating every day and find that when I allow myself time to be creative I am completely myself," she says.

Each of her artworks embraces a dot painting style and incorporates up to 10 layers of acrylic paint.