Adele Chapman-Burgess

Adele Chapman-Burgess descends from the Ngarrabul, Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay and Kooma clans, custodians of the New England area of NSW and belongs to the Ngarrabul language group of the Gomeroi Nation. Within Adele’s bright universe, she makes her impact through teaching, with 35 years in education, feeding and moulding young minds. Her artistry, which takes on many forms, Adele elegantly brings a modern expression to ancient customs like weaving and painting, and not to mention she is a gratified and nurturing mother to awe-inspiring quintuplets. It’s agreeable, Adele encompasses superhuman capabilities.

When it comes to her artistic practice Adele cannot be boxed in, she works splendidly across multi-mediums. Inspiration pours from her many moral tiers, Adele explains, “I have always had an interest in art, and I have been painting on and off all my life. My paintings are about my many journeys and the many hats I wear – it is my spiritual strength and learning more about my family connections to the places, we visit. My spirit has grown stronger and wiser over time (55 plus years) as I continue to gain more knowledge of my Aboriginal cultural heritage. Connection to country is inherent, we are born to it, it is how we identify ourselves; it is our family, our laws/lore, and our legacy.”