He has a solo exhibition of his Punu carvings at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute and was part of handling the “Redfern Statement” to Parliament this year. He also showcased his work in exhibitions such as “Our Mob Exhibition”, held in Adelaide.
The Redfern Statement is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blueprint to address the disadvantage and inequality still besetting our communities today. Launched on the 9th June 2016, during federal election campaign the Redfern statement comprehensively set out their expectations and priorities for engagement and progress by Australian Governments.
When Patrick was asked, what is your favourite memory as an artist, he reflected on the time he was chosen alongside three of his children in the state-wide all Indigenous “Our Mob Exhibition” in 2014. The exhibition forms part of the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Don Dunston Playhouse Gallery. “My oldest son Patrick, Rusty, and daughter Rene were chosen in the Our Young Mob Exhibition that year”.
Patrick also undertakes many travels to ensure that children of all communities are being taught his very unique craft. This entails sharing and teaching of creating Aboriginal Punu artefact making. “Children and young people are first taught the importance of using what you need and where the Punu are located in different traditional lands”.
Patrick has had an amazing career and has had many achievements including the Hong Kong Cabaret Exhibition for South Australia Artist 2012, and Santos commission for bronzed shield design displayed permanently at Moomba gas field Airport.
He says, “ I used to paint but found more of a connection with the land by going back and collecting the right pieces to carve, when I was painting I was only going back and forth to the art shop”.
Patricks work ranges from $50 to $1,500 (Australian) and is available at Adelaide Museum, Canberra Museum and through his personal facebook page titled “Patrick Ikaringanyi Brady”, Ikaringanyi means happy spirit.