Davinder Hart / The Next Generation (DH109)

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 Port Douglas, Queensland with his partner and their baby girl. 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.

This design represents our old people who walked before us and the knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Our old people who continue to guide us in the world we live in today and remind us to also keep our traditional world alive.

In the past, first nations people were unable to learn and practise traditions due to policies of government. Davinder Hart’s Grandmother Enid Hart was a part of that system while those policies were in effect, causing her to lose her culture and identity in the stolen generation.
Davinder was very fortunate to find his cultural path and journey by being introduced to culture at the age of eighteen.

Surrounded by strong cultured first nations men Davinder was able to learn the traditions of his culture again and to help continue the pathways of learning and sharing knowledge.

The circles represent elders/teachers coming together and sharing their knowledge. The circles are overlapping to represent their connection between themselves and the land.