Pottsville NSW
Bianca Gardiner-Dodd is a contemporary Aboriginal artist residing in the Northern Rivers of NSW. She is a Kamilaroi woman, whose mother comes from North Western NSW town of Goodooga. Her artwork reflects the coastal environments that surround her.
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Bianca Gardiner-Dodd is a Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Artist who’s work reflects the coastal environment and surrounding elements of the landscapes she was raised and continues to live in. Gardiner’s work is symbolic of her interpretation of her coastal life, exploring a variety of environments such as estuaries, forest’s and beaches, drawing upon the organic harmony and unity of life that exists within them.
Bianca sees her art as a platform and vehicle to articulate her creative journey. Whether it be through the physical expression of her body as a young dancer and choreographer, to shifting into the visual arts world becoming a teacher and contemporary Aboriginal artist, Gardiner continues to process her place and self through multiple mediums with a unique and thought-provoking voice.
Born in 1978, Gardiner spent her early years in the Western suburbs of Sydney before moving to the Tweed coast as a young child and now residing in the coastal village of Pottsville Beach on the North Coast of NSW.
Bianca’s mother, Gloria Gardiner is also a contemporary Aboriginal artist born in the Northern West NSW Aboriginal community of Goodooga, on the traditional lands of the Kamilaroi/ Gamilaroi people. Gardiner’s husband and children are Bundjalung, born on the East Tweed and Byron Coasts.
Bianca has both a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor in Education.
She is also a finalist in the 2022 Art Lovers Australia Prize.
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