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Selwyn Johnson
About the Work
As part of the lead up to this year’s Ephemera: Seaside Sculptures, the Galleries team engaged Wulgurukaba elders to identify an animal that is local to The Strand and nominate a local First Nation artist to conceptualise their chosen animal. The animal chosen was a box jellyfish, drawn by Selwyn Johnson.
Selwyn’s artwork was digitised so that it could be used throughout various pieces of promotional collateral for Ephemera.
The jellyfish element of the artwork was then re-imagined by our in-house design team to create the below mascot for Ephemera 2023.
About the Artist
Selwyn Johnson has lived in Townsville his whole life and is a proud Aboriginal artist. He is a Traditional l Owner of Townsville and Magnetic Island, the Wulgurukaba People, (Wulgurukaba meaning “canoe people”). The Wulgurukaba People call their Country Gurambilbarra (Townsville), and Yunbenun (Magnetic Island). The artworks Selwyn Johnson creates draw heavily from his cultural identity.
