ITCF Showroom

Description: Leanne Manado, the Artist, known as Lila Dara is a 45 year old woman, of Indigenous descent. The Artist's paternal heritage is of the Bardi and Nyul-Nyul people, from the Dampier Peninsula,in the Kimberley of Western Australia. The Artist's mother is fourth generation from South Australia; the Artist' s birth-place. Lila Dara is the name chosen by the Artist, meaning Night Sky more..

Description: Eva Wanganeen is a descendent of the Arrente and Kokatha people on her grandmother’s side. Her father’s mother gives her a connection to the Wiringu people near Ceduna. Her father’s people’s traditional country is the River Murray region. His great grandfather James Wanganeen was the first recorded Wanganeen, a traditional man from the river Murray region in South Australia and he was removed and eventually relocated to Poonindie Mission at Port Lincoln. more..

Description: Lenore Dembski is a leader in Aboriginal fashion and design in Australia having dedicated many years to promoting and encouraging indigenous design talent. The Paperbark Woman online shop will showcase a variety of talented Indigenous designers including Karda Designs (silk textile art from Barbara and Kara Matters from Pinjarra, Western Australia) and Kaninda Designs (silk work from young designer Lilla Gagliano from Wickham, Western Australia).more..

Description: Barbara Matters and her daughter Kara, hand-paint indigenous designs onto silks turning them into scarves and dresses for evening wear. The mother/ daughter duo call their silks ‘wearable art’ and trade under the name Karda Designs from their Pinjarra base in WA. more..

Description: At 22 years of age Lilla Gagliano has launched her own successful fashion design business in Wickham Western Australia. Lilla is of Banjima and Italian heritage and draws inspiration from the naturalistic landscape colours of the Australian outback. Kaninda Designs specialise in Indigenous hand-painted silks, these pieces manage to showcase Lilla’s artistic talent as well as her passion for fashion. more..