Barbara Wheeler lives on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of Narrm Melbourne Australia and respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present

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Barbara is a 5th generation migrant descended from an English convict transported to Sydney in 1819 as a colonial slave  

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Barbara is a solarpunk  polymath feminist crone who makes story vessels, sculptures and embroideries.  Propelled by deep connection to nature, Barbara's materials-led methodologies bring waste and unwanted materials back into usefulness, re-contextualising their meaning and value

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Back in Australia since 2024, Barbara's practice has focused on critiques of consumption, intergenerational legacies of colonialism and misogyny 

 

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