about
Amy Hammond is a Gamilaroi Yinarr (woman) from the Moree and Wellington communities of NSW, now based in Tamworth. Committed to First Nations ways of being and knowing, Hammond exclusively uses native grasses and responsibly sourced materials, collected and prepared by hand. Her work harnesses the physicality and materiality of traditional Murri and Koori weaving to create contemporary objects and narratives. By applying ancestral techniques to both traditional and non-traditional forms, Hammond demonstrates that traditional weaving is a living, evolving art form capable of bridging past and present.
In 2013, Hammond co-founded Yinarr Maramali, meaning made by Gamilaroi woman's hands, working with the Gamilaroi and neighbouring Communities, revitalising weaving through workshops, public art and Community collaborations. Yinarr Maramali provids cultural mentoring and opportunities for Yinarr and aspiring artists. Yinarr Maramali is a proud founding partner of the Gomeroi Culture Academy, a 12-month program dedicated to mentoring young people in Tamworth.
CURRICULUM VITAE
2024
Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textiles Triennial (2023 - 2025)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Carol McGregor
National Australian Tour
Guppa-Dhii (5 Oct 12 Nov 2024)
West Space | Artist: Amy Hammond | Curator: Gabi Briggs
ARKAN & IRBELA (September – November)
West Space | Director Gabi Briggs | Production Manager: Amy Hammond
Research-based Art Film
2023
Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textiles Triennial (2023 - 2025)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Carol McGregor
National Australian Tour
Living on the Edge (October - December)
National Museum Australia
Museum Residency: The Weaving Room (2022 - 2023)
Museum of Sydney | Curator: Peter White
Looking At Gold (15 Oct 2022 - 8 January 2023)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Tamworth Regional Gallery
2022
Uncovered Program
Sydney Opera House
Museum Residency: The Weaving Room (2022 - 2023)
Museum of Sydney | Curator: Peter White
Looking At Gold (15 Oct 2022 - 8 Jan 2023)
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre | Curator: Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Tamworth Regional Gallery
Tensions2020: 4th Tamworth Textile Triennial (2020 - 2022)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Vic McEwan
Australia National Tour
2021
Tensions2020: 4th Tamworth Textile Triennial (2020 - 2022)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Vic McEwan
Australia National Tour
Collection Conversion (27th March - 11th July)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Bridget Guthrie
Nhingali ngiyaningu garay (Weaving Our Story) (February - May)
Armidale and Region Aboriginal Cultural Keeping Place | Curator: Amy Hammond
Yinarr Maramali
2020
Nhingali ngiyaningu garay (Weaving Our Story) ( August - October)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Amy Hammond
Yinarr Maramali
Tensions2020: 4th Tamworth Textile Triennial (2020 - 2022)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Vic McEwan
National Australian Tour
Weaving Warrabah (2020)
Children’s book & singalong CD
Self Published
2019
Exploding Textiles (Artstate Tamworth) (October 2019)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Jakie Dunn
Art Gallery of NSW and Tamworth Regional Gallery
Weaving Warrabah (Artstate Tamworth) (October)
Tamworth Town Hall | Curator: Amy Hammond
Yinarr Maramali
2018
Gomeroi Culture Academy Exhibition (December)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator: Amy Hammond
Yinarr Maramali
Buundaagi Corroboree and Market (January)
Tamworth Country Music Festival | Project Manager: Amy Hammond
2017
Dhiniwangu Walaybah (October 2017)
Bicentennial Park Tamworth | Artist: Amy Hammond
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Permanent Public Art Sculpture
2016
Milaan Dhigarra (Milaan’s Birds) (November)
Weswall Gallery | Curator: Amy Hammond
Yinarr Maramali
Gomeroi Gali: Changing Faces of the Peel (December)
Tamworth Regional Gallery | Curator:Bridget Guthrie
2014
Miyay Marama-li (May)
Ray Walsh House Tamworth | Curator: Amy Hammond
Multicultural Week Exhibition (March)
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Aboriginal Cultural Showcase Exhibition (January)
Tamworth Regional Gallery