ELLENBROOK Arts will be hosting artworks by Martu artist Curtis Taylor exploring identity, perception and experiences of racism, offering insight into contemporary Aboriginal life.

Mr Taylor’s sculptures of dogs are homage to camp dogs from remote communities and will be a focus of his Untitled 2 exhibition.

Mr Taylor grew up between the remote Aboriginal communities of Bidyadanga in the Kimberley and Parnngurr in the Pilbara and comes from a strong line of cultural leaders.

His grandparents Wokka Taylor and Kanu Nancy Taylor passed down traditional Martu knowledge and stories that continue to shape his work today.

Mr Taylor grew up listening to the jukurrpa, the stories of his Elders, being spoken, sung and painted.

He chose film as a medium to pursue alongside his other works as a way of carrying those stories forward, drawn to its power to be shared and kept for future generations.

Raised between the desert and Perth, Mr Taylor navigated both traditional Martu knowledge and a Western education.

The two worlds continue to inform everything he creates.

His practice spans film, sculpture, painting and installation, and explores what it means to be Martu in the modern world.

Central to his work is storytelling in his community’s language of Martu Wangka which he uses to preserve culture and connect with younger generations.

His work has been exhibited at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Fremantle Arts Centre and Furtherfield Gallery in London.

Mr Taylor has also been part of landmark cultural projects celebrating the strength and continuity of Martu culture.

His newest exhibition Untitled 2 comes to Ellenbrook Arts as an insightful peek into the role and symbolism of camp dogs found in remote Aboriginal communities.

The exhibition will hold its opening night at 6pm on April 24 and while free, registration is necessary.

Attendance may be registered on Humanatix.