Elly Chatfield
A Gamillaroi woman, artist, writer, painter and mother. Elly has held solo and group exhibitions and sells her artwork regularly. Her vibrant colours and use of antique pink backgrounds make her work unique.
Elly’s personal totem is the Goanna so it is predominant in most of her artworks. Often you will see the Goanna tracks accross her works and the lines in between the tracks representing the Goanna’s tail.
Other themes include family and communities connecting, butterflies and flora and fauna.
Elly has worked for National Parks and also set up an Aborginal Arts Initiative in one of the Western Sydney schools. Elly also presents cultural workshops and talks on the Stolen Generation.
Read Elly Chatfield’s article in the Sydney Morning Herald, February 2008.
