Person: Cheryl Overton (Davison)
Cheryl Overton is a Walbunja and Ngarigo artist and storyteller based on the South Coast. Cheryl’s work focuses on stories from Yuin Country and showcases the landscape of Yuin Lands and Seas. Cheryl’s artwork was on the AFL Sydney Swan’s Indigenous Round Jersey. She is passionate about language, historical research and cultural education. Outside of her visual artistry, Cheryl was a member of a Gulaga National Park Board of Management, is the Aboriginal Creative Producer for the Four Winds Festival in Bermagui and Founder of Djinama Yilaga, a choir that sings in the Dhurga language.
Album: Djinama Yilaga Choir
The Djinama Yilaga Choir has released their first album which can be downloaded via the link below. Djinama Yilaga is a living celebration of Yuin language, culture, and Country. Through Dhurga songs, they honour their ancestors and carry their stories forward. The intergenerational ensemble embodies resilience, joy, and connection, with their debut album inviting listeners into Yuin soundscapes and inspiring new Dhurga singers…
Eurobodalla Regional Hospital entry artwork
Local Walbunja, Ngarigo artist Cheryl Davison has been selected to produce an artwork, which will feature in the main entrance of the new $330 million Eurobodalla Regional Hospital….
Artist Cheryl Davison: Art Gallery of NSW
Cheryl Davison discusses her art practice. In association with the ‘Home: Aboriginal art from New South Wales’ education resource….
Warigamban: Sculpture Bermagui
As part of Sculpture Bermagui, and in partnership with Four Winds and Bundanon, Walbunja, Monaro artist Cheryl Davison spoke about her project Warigamban.
Meaning ‘a long time ago’ in the Dhurga language, Warigamban is a large-scale sculptural and screen print installation that brings stories of Country, cultural practice, and Dreamtime to life through immersive visuals….
Cheryl Overton (Davison)
Cheryl Overton (Davison) is a Walbanja, Ngarigo and Muramurang artist, creative producer, and cultural leader whose life and work are deeply woven…
Djinama Yiliga Choir
The Djinama Yilaga Choir is an intergenerational Yuin choir based on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, passionately committed to…
Life in the 50s and 60s
Cheryl Overton shares her memories of visiting town during the 50s and 60s all dressed up in their ‘Sunday’ best….
Stolen Generation
Cheryl Overton discusses the loss of culture, connection and the intergenerational trauma caused by the Stolen Generations….
The Voice to Parliament
Cheryl Overton reflects on outcomes of the Voice to Parliment and how confusing all the media messaging was….
Cultural Genocide
Cheryl Overton talks about cultural genocide, the impacts on culture and why it is still an issue today….
