About Me
I am a descendant of the K/Gamilaroi peoples through my father and have European heritage through my mother, both of which deeply inform my perspective and creative practice.
A recent graduate of the Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art degree at QCAD, Griffith University, I am an emerging multidisciplinary artist and Program Officer at Aboriginal Art Co, where I am passionate about supporting the platforming of diverse First Nations voices and stories.
My background in community services supporting young people, shaped by lived experience and family history, continues to ground my commitment to community engagement. I currently extend this through my involvement with the Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council on Yarun (Bribie Island), where I live.
I work across materials and processes with a focus on material exploration and storytelling as a form of expression and reclamation.
Artist Biography
Rachel Bywaters is a multidisciplinary artist with cultural connections to Gamilaroi Country, currently living on Kabi Kabi Country and working in Magandjin. Her creative practice spans printmaking, papermaking, jewellery, sculpture, and installation, grounded in material inquiry and cultural continuity. She explores themes of resistance and reclamation.
A recent graduate of a Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art with Queensland College of Art and Design at Griffith University, she was the recipient of the 2025 Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence.