Jack Wilkie-Jans
b. 1992
Jack Wilkie-Jans (Jack Jans) is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist, respected arts writer and worker, and Aboriginal affairs advocate from Mapoon, the Western Cape of Cape York Peninsula, Tropical North Queensland. Artistically, Jack practices contemporary and abstract forms of painting and still and moving image portraiture, sound and poetry.
With fifteen years of expertise across economic development and contemporary Indigenous visual arts sector, Jack specialises in arts writing and policy review; project scoping and delivery; governance and operational best, Cultural practice. In 2023 Jack launched JWJ Consultancy, his own private practice.
The Grandson of Jean Little OAM and Tribal Great-Grandson of Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO, Jack is of mixed heritage (Waanyi, Teppathiggi and Tjungundji; British, Danish and Vanuatuan).
Awards:
Jack Wilkie-Jans (Jack Jans) is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist, respected arts writer and worker, and Aboriginal affairs advocate from Mapoon, the Western Cape of Cape York Peninsula, Tropical North Queensland. Artistically, Jack practices contemporary and abstract forms of painting and still and moving image portraiture, sound and poetry.
With fifteen years of expertise across economic development and contemporary Indigenous visual arts sector, Jack specialises in arts writing and policy review; project scoping and delivery; governance and operational best, Cultural practice. In 2023 Jack launched JWJ Consultancy, his own private practice.
The Grandson of Jean Little OAM and Tribal Great-Grandson of Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO, Jack is of mixed heritage (Waanyi, Teppathiggi and Tjungundji; British, Danish and Vanuatuan).
Awards:
- Alumni, National Gallery of Australia's Indigenous Arts Leadership Program,
- Winner, Best Experimental Short Film, Understory Film Festival 2020,
- Winner, Best Experimental Short Film, Understory Film Festival 2024,
- Nominee, Cairns Region Australia Day Awards 2013, Cultural Award,
- Recipient, Sen. Jan McLucas Volunteer Initiative Award 2011,
- Associate Fellow, Royal Commonwealth Society.
The Artist
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