Interview with Philippa O’Brien

Philippa O’Brien is an Australian artist and writer. She was educated at the University of Western Australia and Hornsey College of Art in London and has had a wide-ranging career in the arts and her work is in many collections and public spaces. She has been a member of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. Philippa’s latest book is quite like no other. No Stone Without a Name (published by the Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation, 2022) is an art book that documents the history of Australia’s earliest contact with the outside world up to the era of British colonisation. Philippa O’Brien kindly agreed to meet our Editor, Michael Barker to discuss her magnificent labour of love to explain its genesis, the art to be found within the beautiful pages of No Stone Without A Name, and the impact of Colonialism on First Nations Peoples disclosed by the art.Read the full story on Fremantle Shipping News here.Support the show