Lyn Lovegrove Niemz
Lyn in her Adelaide ceramics studio, during a shoot of Ngarrindjeri Shorts for ABC iView. Photo by Johanis Lyons-Reid
Lyn Lovegrove Niemz, painter and ceramicist, is a Ngarrindjeri mimini (woman) with strong links to her family and culture. Her father was born on Raukkan, her Great-great-grandmother was Louise Karpany (also known as Queen Louise of the Ngarrindjeri). Lyn is interested in experimenting with discarded objects in her sculptural work.
Her exhibitions and awards include the Watershed Art Prize 2019, OurMob at Tandanya Aboriginal Culture Centre (2008-10), Spirit Festival 2010, John Harvey Gallery, Marra Dreaming, merit award at the York Peninsula Exhibition 2010, Campbelltown Council Exhibition first prize 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014-17) and many group and solo shows across SA.
“This is an exciting, thought provoking project, it makes me want to put my heart and soul into it, it touches me on many levels, expresses what I know in my heart. I think this could grow into a whole new movement, to move people emotionally, opening minds to subjects that are almost too taboo to express”.
