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Karen Wyld

About Karen -

Karen Wyld is an author living on the south coast of Adelaide. Her second novel, Where the Fruit Falls, won the 2020 Dorothy Hewitt Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. Her children’s book, Heroes, Rebels and Innovators, was released in July 2021.

Articles by Karen

Staunch: an Exploration of Aboriginal Queer Liberation

LGBTQI+ Aboriginal people have never sat in the background when it comes to activism, and a new exhibition featuring photography, mixed media, sculpture and text showcases their input in both Aboriginal and queer human rights movements.

Sovereign Sisters hidden in plain sight

Historical and contemporary works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists shed light on the exploitation of First Nations women as a labour force in a powerful new exhibition that offers space for both healing and reflection on hard truths.

Days of our Lives (Simone's story): Natalie Harkin with Unbound Collective, APRON-SORROW / SOVEREIGN-TEA, 2021, Vitalstatistix, TARNANTHI. Video-still detail by Jessica Wallace

Of Sorrow and Tea

Imbued with sweat and tears, Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea unflinchingly shows the truth behind the state-orchestrated servitude of Aboriginal women in South Australia.