Darren Blackman

Darren Blackman is a proud Gurang/Gangulu man from Queensland’s central coast with Kanak South Sea Islander heritage from Vanuatu. Darren grew up on the Sunshine Coast and is a multi-disciplinary artist/musician who’s critical commentary of post-colonial Australia has been acquired by several major institutions including the Queensland Museum, State Library of Queensland, Queensland Children’s Hospital, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, the National War Memorial, as well as several international private collectors from New Zealand to Switzerland. Touching on oral history from his Elders and reworking those messages, Darren channels personal observations and his lived experience, to witness a wide range of Aboriginal perspectives and mainstream political and media inference.