Davinder Hart / Sharing Knowledge (DH144)

Davinder Hart is an indigenous artist who was born in Perth, Western Australia. His family roots connect from Bibbulmun & Katanning in the south west region of the Noongar people. After turning one he grew up in Adelaide until he was eighteen.

He travelled to Ayers Rock Resort in early 2013 where he became an indigenous activities presenter showcasing his culture to the guests that arrived from around the world. Running workshops such as boomerang & spear throwing, bush tucker talks, didgeridoo playing and traditional dance.

Davinder is strongly connected to the Ngemba people in the west of New South Wales. They have provided him with identity and ownership for his culture by going out bush and practicing old traditional ways.

With knowledge passed down from his uncles and aunties he’s able to tell stories through his paintings. His paintings reveal the traditional lessons that show the morals, ethics and values as well as his own personal lessons along his cultural journey.

Since 2016 Davinder has been residing in Far North Queensland with his partner, young daughter and baby son. Davinder has been developing successfully as an indigenous artist and his unique art has been selling both within Australia and overseas in places such as the UK, France and USA.

Davinder would like to acknowledge his uncle Waylon Boney & Grandfather Paul Gordon for their knowledge passed down.

Sharing knowledge is very important especially in Aboriginal culture. We have stories that teach us about our surroundings, our environment and how to care for them. These stories are essential for the survival of Mother Earth and sharing knowledge through story telling can allow us to continue to live in a sustainable way.

This design consists of circles which represent the different mobs coming together and sharing with each other. Wavy lines on the painting represent the pathways we walked to get to the meeting place.

Sharing knowledge is a theme often used in Davinder’s artworks, he has several styles in his sharing knowledge series. Each one tells the importance of sharing knowledge ingrained in the lessons passed on to him by his elders.