Gail Mabo

Gail Mabo (born 1965) is a Torres Strait Islander visual artist who has had her work exhibited across Australia. She is the daughter of land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo and educator and activist Bonita Mabo. She was formerly a dancer and choreographer.

Early life and education

Mabo was born in 1965, and clan of Mer (Murray Island), an island that is part of Queensland, Australia.

She attended the Black Community School in Townsville, the first school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, which had been opened by her father.

Arts education Mabo attended Kingscliff TAFE in Sydney from 1998 to 2003, and from 2004

Her performing credits include Tracey Moffat's short films Nice Coloured Girls (actor) and Watch Out (dancer and choreographer), and the 1991 Sydney production of Jimmy Chi's Bran Nue Dae.

Mabo has been experimenting with cast bronze, empowered by her 2021 residency at Urban Art Projects.

Other roles She has also worked with schools in New South Wales as a cultural advisor, and is known as a public speaker,

Personal life Mabo is the mother of triplets.

Collections Mabo's work is held by a number of public and private collections, including:

Artbank - Australia-wide Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Australian High Commission, Singapore Australian Trade Commission, Singapore Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney Central Queensland University Collection – Queensland James Cook University Collection, Townsville, Singapore and Cairns Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin National Gallery of Victoria National Gallery of Australia, Canberra QAGOMA, Brisbane State Library of Queensland Townsville City Council University of Western Sydney