GANHAARR GALLERY
AUTHENTIC ABORIGINAL ART
GANHAARR is 'crocodile' in Guugu Yimidhirr
A touch of colour and culture for homes, workplaces and shared spaces
Acknowledgement of Country
Ganhaarr Gallery acknowledges the Kalkadoon people as the traditional owners and custodians of the lands in which Ganhaarr Gallery operates - paying deep respect to Elders past, present and emerging
Artist and Founder
​
Ellen McIvor​
Balnggarrawarra | Yarrabah | Woolgar
​​
Ellen McIvor (b. 1998, Cairns) is a Kalkadoon-based Aboriginal artist whose practice preserves cultural knowledge, spirituality and lore, mainly through acrylic on canvas and occasionally incorporating medium acrylic gloss. She is a proud Balnggarrawarra woman from the Warra nation and Guugu Yimidhirr language group, also with connections to Yarrabah and Woolgar.
Her work explores the continuation of Aboriginal culture post-colonisation and within the current social climate. She is passionate about her art being a vehicle for truth-telling and Indigenous advocacy. Ellen first displayed works in 2021 at the biannual Laura Dance Festival and has privately sold several works since. She has recently secured a collaboration with Naarm-based interior designers to be announced later this year, as well as achieving gallery representation at Cleo Collects in Noongar Boodjar (WA).
​​​​
​
