Vincent Serico, ‘The Road the Cherbourg’ (detail), 2009. Folio print reproduction, archival inks on 300gsm Hahnemuehle rag paper, 62 x 87 x 3.5 cm. City of Ipswich Collection, Ipswich Art Gallery. Photo: Mick Richards, courtesy of FireWorks Gallery.

Some people are stories

Vincent Serico’s art aims to acknowledge Aboriginal existence in a way that gives comfort, while recognising past pain, sorrow, longing and loss, and leaving a trace of them in the hearts of others.

About the exhibition

Vincent Serico was born in Brisbane before being separated from his family at the age of four. During the 1950s he grew up on the mission at Cherbourg, Queensland. His mother was a Palm Island woman and his father was from Carnarvon. His stories are about living in different parts of Queensland, working, travelling, painting, and playing cards in old mission communities like Cherbourg, Palm Island, Mornington Island, Yarrabah, and Doomadgee.

In collaboration with FireWorks Gallery, Some people are stories includes an exquisite limited edition, bound folio; 20 framed print reproductions featured in the folio; and is accompanied by nine original paintings. This is the first major touring exhibition of Vincent Serico’s work since his death in 2008.


Artists

Vincent Serico 


Resources

Some people are stories: a conversation between Michael Eather and Marcia Langton

Some people are stories: education resource
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Tour dates

12 June22 July 2018
1 August27 September 2018
10 October 20184 January 2019
12 April19 August 2019
31 August3 November
8 November 201918 January 2020
11 July 25 August 2020

Acknowledgements

FireWorks Gallery logo
Museums & Galleries Queensland logo
Queensland Government logo
Australia Council for the Arts logo
Australian Government Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy logo
Tim Fairfax Family Foundation logo

Some people are stories was a touring exhibition in partnership between FireWorks Gallery and Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project was supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. This project was also assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Federal, State, and Territory Governments. 

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