Daen Sansbury-Smith

Artist bio

Daen Sansbury-Smith is a Narungga/ Kaurna and Trawoolwaway content producer, visual artist and founder of Adjadura Art (My peoples art in Narungga). Sansbury-Smith has produced countless art works over the years as an exploratory process producing gifts to decorate family homes of reinterpreted culture stories. In 2020 Sansbury-Smith’s debut solo Art Exhibition was a success despite Melbourne lockdowns, developing the ‘Black Crow’ Augmented Reality art series currently on tour at multiple galleries nationally. Sansbury-Smith original artworks utilise charcoals and ochre with his children, putting his cultural knowledge onto canvas, providing a safe space for them to watch and learn. Sansbury-Smith’s art works are representation of Narungga and Palawa stories, art and culture. Sansbury-Smith maps Ancestral memory and connection to country, sharing stories of pre and post-contact Aboriginal history and culture. This mapping draws upon cultural design of huge importance to Sansbury-Smith.

I create art because...

It is how I manage to maintain connection to my cultural heritage and while living away from my country I can feel connected as I pass on knowledge to my children.

I am different to most artists because...

I use inherent cultural knowledge and stories to map into the modern landscape and environments.

When you look at my art, the thing I want you to feel is...

Calm and connected, also to reflect on the deeper morals of the stories associated with each artwork.

Current artworks

By Daen Sansbury-S...

Djindrin and Nantu (Willy Wagtail and Kangaro...

42cm (H) x 69cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
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Going Back Home - AUGMENTED REALITY PIECE

66cm (H) x 66cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
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Adja (My) Brother - AUGMENTED REALITY PIECE

56cm (H) x 75cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
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Bira (the Moon) - AUGMENTED REALITY PIECE

42cm (H) x 59cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Gynburra (Butterfish) - AUGMENTED REALITY PIE...

56cm (H) x 75cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Dindu (Sun) and Bira (Moon) - AUGMENTED REALI...

42cm (H) x 59cm (W)

Cotton / Linen ...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Narungga Camp

61cm (H) x 76cm (W)

Ocher and Acryl...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Gynburra (Butterfish) Sunset

60cm (H) x 90cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Totem Trees

60cm (H) x 75cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
SOLD

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Adjadura (My People’s) Country

90cm (H) x 60cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Palawa Petroglyphs

46cm (H) x 91cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Emu Waterhole

76cm (H) x 101cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Silent Glyphs

76cm (H) x 100cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Narungga Totem Augmented Reality Series - Eag...

61cm (H) x 76cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Narungga Totem Augmented Reality Series - Sha...

61cm (H) x 76cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
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Narungga Totem Augmented Reality Series - Emu

61cm (H) x 76cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Narungga Totem Augmented Reality Series - Kan...

67cm (H) x 76cm (W)

Charcoal, Ocher...
By Daen Sansbury-S...

Ivartji

75cm (H) x 55cm (W)

Print
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Djindrin

46cm (H) x 61cm (W)

White Ochre and...
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Salt Water Country

120cm (H) x 90cm (W)

Acrylic, Ochre ...
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Guuranda Wildja

42cm (H) x 59cm (W)

Digital Print -...