Australian Tapestry Workshop

Brook Andrew

Australia

Brook Andrew is an artist who has exhibited internationally since 1996 and who continues to work with, and exhibit in, major international museums, research centres and galleries. He examines dominant Western narratives, specifically relating to colonialism, placing Australia at the centre of a global inquisition. In doing so, his practice harnesses alternate narratives to assemble new directions of understanding historical legacies of colonialsim and modernist histories. Apart from drawing inspiration from vernacular objects and the archive, he travels internationally to work with communities and various private and public collections.

In 2019 Brook Andrew collaborated with the ATW to create a special edition of tapestries titled, 'Miili', inspired by a detail from his 'Catching Breath' tapestry, which he designed for the ATW in 2014.