Fiona Foley (b.1964), Badtjala artist, activist, curator and writer, grew up on Fraser Island and in nearby Hervey Bay before moving south to study art at the East Sydney Technical College. Since first experimenting with Aboriginal motifs as a student, she has produced a body of pastels, photographs, prints and installations that explore Badtjala culture and history. She has completed several major commissions in Darwin and Brisbane, and collaborated on installations in Melbourne and Sydney. She was a founding member of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, has served on a number of boards and co-curated the two Tyerabarrbowaryaou exhibitions at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art in 1992 and 1994. Her work is held in most major Australian galleries.
