Jasmine Kerdel is the 2024 winner of the $5,000 Don Dunstan Foundation OUR MOB Emerging Artist Award.
Jasmine, pictured above with her winning work (right), received the award during the 2024 OUR MOB awards ceremony at Adelaide Festival Centre earlier this month.
Based in Adelaide, Jasmine Kerdel is from the Wirangu, Kokatha, and Mirning language groups. She says her winning piece, Interconnection, is inspired by the interconnectedness of the universe: how people, Country and sky are forever connected.
“Winning this prize means so much as it is the first time I’ve shown my work in a public space,” Jasmine said. “It gives me a lot of self confidence that I can tell my families’ stories. Connection to Country is something very important to me and I can’t wait to explore that more through my art.”
You can view the 2024 OUR MOB and OUR YOUNG MOB exhibitions at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre Galleries until October 12.
Our Mob Emerging Artist Award
