Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai

'Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai', is a profound exhibition honouring the late Torres Strait Islander artist Billy Missi (1970-2012).

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery is pleased to present Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai, a national touring exhibition presented by NorthSite Contemporary Arts in partnership with Torres Strait Regional Authority’s Gab Titui Cultural Centre (TSRA), and toured by Museums & Galleries QLD.

Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai, is a profound exhibition honouring the late Torres Strait Islander artist Billy Missi (1970-2012). It brings together over fifty of the artist’s most significant and iconic prints, including rare and never-before-exhibited monoprints, etchings, and linoprints from Djumbunji Fine Art Press and private collections. Curated by Dr Russell Milledge, this retrospective was developed in close consultation with the Billy Missi Estate, family members and friends, highlighting Missi’s critical role in the emergence of Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait) printmaking as a contemporary art form.

Image: Billy Missi, Dhanghalah Thiyaik | Drifting for dugong, 2009, linoleum cut printed in black ink from one block, 707 x 1010 (print matrix). Courtesy of Editions Tremblay. © Billy Missi | Copyright Agency, 2024
 

Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai is an exhibition developed by NorthSite Contemporary Arts (Cairns) and touring Australia in partnership with Gab Titui Cultural Centre/Torres Strait Regional Authority (Thursday Island) and Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.