Meet the Artist: Noeleen Hamlett
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Drop in for a yarn with Wajarri artist Noeleen Hamlett as she works on an artwork live at the Museum of Geraldton.
Noeleen is one of the featured artists in Cosmic Echoes: A Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition opening its Australian tour at the Museum from July 2026.
This drop-in session is open to everyone, and gives you a chance to chat with Mauretta, observe her creative practice, and discover the stories and cultural connections behind her work.
So whether you're an art enthusiast, curious about Indigenous art, or just passing through, don’t miss out!
Before or after the workshop, visit Cosmic Echoes: A Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition at the Museum of Geraldton to see more artworks by Wajarri Yamaji artists from WA’s Mid-West and Khoi-San artists from South Africa.
About the artist
Noeleen Hamlett grew up in the small town of Mullewa on Wajarri Country in Western Australia. As a child she was inspired by her mum and brother who carved emu eggs. She has 8 daughters and 17 grandchildren and currently lives in Perth where she studied Visual Arts. As a professional Aboriginal artist, her art and research practice often combine traditional practice with unconventional techniques using other mediums that transform the image to a narrative of 'Memory and Land'. This combination explores how conflicting mediums work together, creating a unique visual language and representing historical stories as part of an ongoing project.
A key intention of Noleen's art is to offer the viewer a closer understanding of Wajarri's unique culture by exploring land from topographical views of location. Noeleen will always have a passion for her culture and Country.
About Cosmic Echoes
Cosmic Echoes: A Shared Sky Indigenous Art Exhibition is a celebration of humanity’s ancient cultural wisdom and how it relates to modern science. Cosmic Echoes is a Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) initiative, in collaboration with SARAO, CSIRO and the Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation, to bring together Indigenous artists living and working close to the SKA telescope sites in Australia and South Africa.
Related exhibitions
Wajarri Yamaji and South African Indigenous artists explore creativity at the intersection of modern science and ancient wisdom.
