Melissa Gilbert ØFFERINGS (Mununjali / Yugambeh Nation, Australia)
Melissa Gilbert (ØFFERINGS) is a First Nations multidisciplinary artist and descendant of the Mununjali Clan of the Yugambeh Nation, with ties to Quandamooka. Founder of UnitePlayPerform and co-founder of The Nest Creative Space, her practice spans sculpture, installation, performance, sound and experience design.
Through immersive environments, reclaimed materials, colour, movement and ritual, she explores how art can transform relationships between people, place and planet. Her work draws on embodied research, ancestral storytelling and pedagogical play as a catalyst for connection and collective transformation.
Her work has been presented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, MONA, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Carriageworks, Museum of Brisbane and Rockhampton Museum of Art. Recent projects include Reclaim to Transform at Melbourne Design Week and Hyper Temples and Repatterning the Future at HOTA for BLEACH* Festival.
