About the Artist

Danielle Mate Sullivan is a talented and original contemporary Aboriginal Artist.  In 2012, Danielle's art work became part of the private collection of the American Ambassador to Australia and of President Obama, the White House, Washington DC.  In 2013, her art work was presented to Ellen DeGeneres (United States).

Born in Fairfield, Sydney, Australia, Danielle acknowledges her culture through the Kunja peoples of the Cunnamulla region in South Western Queensland.  Her respect extends to her broader family and their special places on both sides of the Queensland and New South Wales borders as they play an important part in shaping who she is today.

Danielle espouses that her art work is about where she is from, where she has been, and where she is at in her current belonging.  She is inspired to broaden other people's exposure and experiences with contemporary Aboriginal art.  In her words, for thousands of years, culturally Aboriginal peoples have been using symbolism and art forms to communicate and recount stories, and have not been reliant on the use of labeling or using paragraphs of words to share stories.