{{Short description|Australian artist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox artist | name = Chern'ee Sutton | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1996}} | birth_place = | field = Painting | training = | movement = | website = {{URL|www.cherneesutton.com.au}} }}
'''Chern'ee Sutton''' (born 1996) is a contemporary Australian artist known for her colourful 3D painting style.
==Background== Chern'ee comes from the Kalkadoon people of the Mount Isa area in Queensland, Australia.<ref name="Wheeler2013">{{cite book|author=Belinda Wheeler|title=A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NX_2y2UD5-IC&pg=PA206|year=2013|publisher=Camden House|isbn=978-1-57113-521-6|page=206}}</ref> She takes her inspiration from the tales of her people and embraces themes of reconciliation, inclusion, sports and charity. Her style of painting incorporates traditional indigenous motifs, presented in a fresh and harmonious manner.<ref name=kochie>{{cite web|url=https://www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/young-entrepreneur-went-global/|title=How this young entrepreneur went global|date=28 September 2017|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
===Beginning=== Chern'ee began painting in 2010 as a 13-year-old high school student and usually uses acrylic paints on canvas.<ref name="Wheeler2013"/> She was encouraged by her teacher to enter the Yoorellgoo Indigenous art competition despite no previous experience.<ref name="Aboriginalartgalleries">{{cite web|url=http://www.aboriginalartgalleries.com.au/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=772|title=Aboriginal Art Galleries - Chern'ee Sutton - Artists Detail|website=aboriginalartgalleries.com.au|accessdate=11 August 2018}}</ref> “I didn’t expect anything to come out of it. But I came first! And that’s what sparked my passion for art,” she said.<ref name=kochie/>
===Recognition=== [[File:Caina Putut, IIya, Wartanganha.jpg|thumb|Painting "Caina Putut, IIya, Wartanganha" ({{literally}} "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow") by Chern'ee Sutton on display in the Royal Australian Mint Canberra]] Her subsequent paintings proved popular, and soon her art was fetching prices of thousands of dollars at charity auctions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/painting-auction-for-charity-comes-to-a-close/763386/|title=Charity auction comes to close|newspaper=News-Mail|date=8 February 2011|accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cherneesutton.com.au/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=18|title=Artist Profile|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> In 2013 Sutton produced four paintings for Tennis Australia and received a scholarship to continue her art education.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2013/06/22/bundaberg-school-girl-creates-indigenous-artwork-for-tennis-australia |title=Bundaberg School Girl Creates Indigenous Artwork for Tennis Australia |date=22 June 2013 |website=tennis.com.au |publisher=Tennis Australia |accessdate=30 December 2018}}</ref> In 2014 she was awarded the NAIDOC National Youth of the Year Award for her art work.<ref name="Aboriginalartgalleries"/> She has worked with a number of Queensland government departments and her paintings are now on display in government and public locations including Parliament House, Brisbane and the State Library of Queensland.<ref name="Wheeler2013"/> She also has paintings in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace, London.<ref name="ComThe">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-200m-industry-of-cheap-fakes-ripping-off-indigenous-artists-20180324-p4z63m.html|title=The $200m industry of cheap fakes ripping off Indigenous artists|website=Sydney Morning Herald|author=Jessica Hobbs|date=24 March 2018 |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>
===2018 Commonwealth Games=== [[File:Borobi mascot of the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Surfers Paradise, Queensland 01.jpg|thumb|The patterns on the paws of Borobi were designed by Sutton]] Chern'ee designed the artwork adorning the paws of Borobi, the mascot for the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast. She also created a 14-metre long painting entitled ''Journey to Gold'' welcoming athletes to the Village. Adorned with the fingerprints of 20 000 volunteers and dignitaries, this painting depicts the east coast of Australia down to the Gold Coast and is filled with imagery linking the destination to the 70 Commonwealth nations competing in the games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/borobi-s-creator-turns-20-000-fingerprints-into-massive-games-artwork-20180406-p4z833.html|title=Borobi's creator turns 20,000 fingerprints into massive Games artwork|work=The Brisbane Times|first=Jessica|last=Hobbs|date=7 April 2018|accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australia.etbtravelnews.global/355568/making-a-difference-kalkadoon-artist-chernee-sutton/|title=Making a difference Kalkadoon artist Chern'ee Sutton|date=10 May 2018|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
Another artwork, entitled ''Caina Putut, IIya, Wartanganha'' - Long ago, Today, Tomorrow - was painted during her residency at the Games Village, and depicts the human story of Australia, following a rainbow serpent from the Dreamtime, winding past people, gatherings and animals, to the Gold Coast, the eleven days of the Games, and the bronze, silver, and gold medal winners, with athletes and dignitaries contributing a thumbprint in the appropriate locations in recognition of the unique indigenous "dot-painting" technique. It is currently on display at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, where the Games medals pictured on the 9-metre long artwork were struck.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/5635369/chernee-sutton-painting-on-display-at-royal-australian-mint/?cs=191|title=Chern'ee Sutton painting on display at Royal Australian Mint|work=The North West Star|first=Derek|last=Barry|date=12 April 2018|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>
===2023 FIFA Women's World Cup=== Chern'ee, along with New Zealand artist Fiona Collis, was chosen to produce artwork for the 2023 Women's World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/first-nations-artist-2023-womens-world-cup-chernee-sutton/100598216|title=Meet the Indigenous artist who helped design the 2023 Women's World Cup branding|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|first=Samantha|last=Lewis|date=6 November 2021|accessdate=23 June 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://www.cherneesutton.com.au Official site]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Chernee}} Category:Australian women painters Category:Living people Category:1997 births Category:21st-century Australian women artists Category:21st-century Australian artists