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Lola greeno my story
Lola Greene (born Lola Sainty, 27 May 1946 on Cape Barren Island) is an artist, curator and arts worker of Aboriginal descent.
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Greeno specialises in traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace threading, a skill passed down from her mother and maternal grandmother. Greeno started making these necklaces when she was in her 50s: her work has been essential in the continuation of these skills. In a 2004 interview Greeno said:
I learned to make solely from working with my mother … It was my mother who was very keen for us to work together and this has been the important cultural lesson I learnt from her – teaching respect for one another.
In addition to her art practice, Greeno trained as a Curator of Aboriginal Art at the University of Tasmania and completed an internship as a Regional Indigenous Curator at the National Gallery of Australia. From 2003 to 2013 Greeno worked as a Program Officer for Arts Tasmania, facilitating cross-cultural exchanges between Tasmanian, Australian and international indigenous people.
In 2014, Greeno was recognised with Craft Australia's Living Treasure Master of Australian Art Award. In 2015 she was entered on the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to Aboriginal Affairs and the Arts. A touring exhibition of her work, Lola Greeno: Living Treasure is currently showing in galleries across Australia.
Her work is held in many public collections, including the Powerhouse Museum, National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
