Amina Briggs is a Boonwurrung, Ugar and Erub multi-disciplinary artist best known for her digital art and mural work that explores themes of culture, identity, feminism, and racism. Her work reflects her unique perspectives on the world around her in a contemporary style.
Amina’s work in the public realm places humor at the forefront, engaging with the surrounding environment. Briggs predominantly integrates her Boonwurrung heritage into her art, presenting it in a contemporary style combined with a touch of absurdity. Her studio and public art practice contains multi faceted references to the lived experience of an Indigenous woman in modern Australia. Amina integrates Boonwurrung language, traditional symbols, and ancestral storytelling into her practice; combining, commenting, and contradicting with contemporary culture to build thought provoking compositions and express complex messages and encourage impactful dialogues. This approach creates reflection and prompts discussions around the artwork, inviting viewers to explore the intersection of what First Nations art is within Australia.
