My Achievements

Norman Koori Mail Article for Book Award

Munganbana Norman Miller travelled to Chicago USA May 2016 to collect an award for his coffee table art book Reef and Rainforest: An Aboriginal Voice Through Art and Story. It is the International Independent Publishers Award (IPPY) in the Multicultural Adult Non-Fiction category.

Munganbana Art Used for Plaque for Traditional Owners

The ACCOR Hotels group wanted a plaque to acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of Cairns, the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji people. Henrietta Marrie of this tribe presented a photo of their King Ye-i-nie, her forebear, to accompany the plaque. Munganbana Norman Miller, who is of the Tableland Yidinji tribe had the honour of having his painting on the plaque. It is the Dolphin Turtle and Starfish Reef Triptych.

Reconciliation

Album

With the Tabernacle of David band, Norman has produced an album where he has written some of the songs, is the lead singer and plays the clapsticks. The album is called Reconciliation and the key song on it is called Reconciliation.

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2016

Munganbana’s art and book were very popular at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 2016, a prestigious art exhibition attracting international interest. He is pictured here signing his book with his IPPY Award medal around his neck.

Art on poster for Catholic Education

Munganbana’s artwork Rain Showers was used on a poster by Catholic Education Services on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

The Creative

Types Article

The Creative Types article from The Cairns Post features his solo art exhibition at UMI Arts in Cairns in 2015.

Listed in Queensland edition of Who’s Who

Norman Miller is listed in the Queensland edition of Who’s Who. The story is covered in “A Life Reconciled” in The Cairns Eye 2008. 

From Sorry to Journey of Healing

Munganbana presented the painting From Sorry to Journey of Healing to former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, MP as a thank you for his 13 February 2008 Apology to Indigenous Australians for removing children from their families and putting them in institutions where some were abused.

Presenting painting to Yad Vashem re Lighthorse charge at Beersheba

Presenting a painting called Shaping History into Place to Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center Israel. It commemorated the Australian Lighthorse charge at the Battle of Beersheba (Beer Sheva) 1917

Oceania Art Prize

Munganbana won the inaugural Oceania Art Prize in the open section for his painting I Carried My Sons and Daughters.

Hamburg Museum Gallery Exhibition 1992

Norman’s art at Hamburg Museum

Contemporary Australian Visions Gallery exhibition 1992 with Violet Sheno

Story Place

Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest Qld Art Gallery 2003.

Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Now Days, Early Days

Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from Queensland Australia. Southport, Qld: Keeaira Press 2001 and his  work was in the Gatherings Exhibition 2001 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Brisbane

Gatherings Book

Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from Queensland Australia. Southport, Qld: Keeaira Press 2001 and his  work was in the Gatherings Exhibition 2001 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Brisbane

Gatherings II

Munganbana's work was exhibited in the 2006 Gatherings 11 exhibitions of Cape York and Rainforest artists of Queensland e.g. at Kick Arts in Cairns. His paintings were featured in the art book Gatherings 11, Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art From Queensland, Australia in 2006 edited by Marion Demozay and published by the Qld Government, Keeaira Press.