Agnes Wotton

My name is Agnes Wotton I've lived on Palm Island all my life. My Mother gave birth to me in 1971 I was born and raised on Palm. My Mother is a Kuku Indinji Woman and my Father is a Kuku Yalanji Man. In 1975 I went to kindergarden & there I discovered the love for colours. Red and blue where my favourite colours at the time, I'v got the privilege to work with some of the organisations on the Island the Prime health centre on Palm Island working with the health centre in doing a "app" with one of my artwork they have brought off me. And worked with Gabrielli Construction in 2019 also privilege to work with UAP, Museum of Underwater Art 2021 this year. In 2020 I also won the people's Choice Award at CIAF. Palm Island has got some stunning views and beautiful sceneries. When it rains everything come to life, the island goes green, the whales come to visit. All the tropical birds come in the clusters the blue Dunk Island butterfly also comes to visit the Island.  The sunset sets in the West as the sun goes down  it changes colour like the Chameleon. That's the only way I could explain the sunset as it goes down in the West.  I've been painting for 18 years. I got my first breakthrough at the Cairns indigenous art fair in the year 2019. Art is a way of expressing Myself and escaping from reality it gives me peace of mind. My goal in life is to run a workshop on the island and also be a well-known artists in the country. And help other also to fine there dreams.