Overview

Naomi Hobson is one of the leading Aboriginal artists of the current generation. She works across painting, photography and ceramics. 

 

Of Southern Kaantju heritage, she lives in the remote community of Coen, Cape York, Far North Queensland, where her grandfather was born. Coen is a tiny township of some 300 people at the end of the McIlwraith Ranges, on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula, set in a terrain of rainforest, open wooded country and abundant river systems. Since European settlement the Aboriginal peoples of this area have maintained a connection to their country often through working on pastoral properties. 

 

Hobson’s multi-disciplinary oeuvre is principally concerned with documenting this land, and the life and culture of her community, in its navigation of traditional norms and modern modes. 

 

Hobson is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. Her work has been acquired by major public institutions including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; and the Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns City. She has exhibited internationally, with solo exhibitions at the Horniman Museum and the V&A in London. In 2023 she was the recipient of a major tapestry commission produced with the Australian Tapestry Workshop for the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2025 her work will be showcased at the Grand Palais in Paris, as part of Art Paris.

Works
  • Naomi Hobson, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, acrylic on linen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural art
    Grandmother Moon, 2025
  • Naomi Hobson, 2025, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, acrylic on linen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural art
    Wet Season Sky, 2025
  • Naomi Hobson, 2025, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, acrylic on linen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural art
    Big Rain Coming, 2025
  • Naomi Hobson, 2025, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, acrylic on linen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural
    The Large Blue Lagoon Waterlily, 2025
  • Naomi Hobson, Wukaanta, Life on the River, 2024
    Wukaanta, Life on the River, 2024
  • Naomi Hobson, 2025, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, acrylic on linen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural
    Summer Rains, 2025
  • Naomi Hobson, The Night the Ocean Danced With the Stars, 2024
    The Night the Ocean Danced With the Stars, 2024
  • Naomi Hobson, Thrives in Flocks, 2024
    Thrives in Flocks, 2024
  • Artwork displays a vibrant and colourful pattern. By Naomi Hobson, multidisciplinary Aboriginal-Australian female artist.
    After the Rain, 2022
  • A girl in the forest with a butterfly in her hands. Photography by Aboriginal-Australian artist Naomi Hobson, Naomi Hobson, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural art, First Nations artists, nature and the community photography, photography, green, First Nations artist, indigenous art, community art, floral, symbiotic photography, 2024, Delicate
    Delicate, 2024
  • Naomi Hobson, Fragility, 2024
    Fragility, 2024
  • Naomi Hobson, 2025, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, Aboriginal art, contemporary aboriginal, Australian artist, bold colours and shapes, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate, cultural art, First Nations artists, nature and the community photography, photography, green,
    Comfort, 2024
  • Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist
    A Warrior Without A Weapon 8, 2018
  • Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, print, multimedia, aboriginal art
    A Warrior Without A Weapon 4, 2018
  • Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London, print, multimedia, aboriginal art, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate,
    A Warrior Without A Weapon 1, 2018
  • An Aboriginal man holding a baby surrounded by five children on a sofa, all of which have their faces painted. Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist.
    The God Father, 2021
  • Three men sitting on and against a sofa. One of the men is wearing a face mask of Sylvester the Cat whilst the other two have their faces painted. Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist.
    The God Brothers, 2021
  • A girl on a bike taking a selfie on her phone of her and her little brother who is standing on the back of the bike. Aboriginal artwork photography which showcases indigenous people in a natural light. By Naomi Hobson, Aboriginal-Australian female artist.
    The Good Sister, 2021
  • A decorative ceramic Aboriginal pole
    Malkarti Pole (Dancing Pole), 2017
  • A decorative ceramic Aboriginal pole
    Wiimu: Red Ant I, 2023
  • A decorative ceramic Aboriginal pole
    Red Kangaroo, 2023
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