Chern’ee Sutton is a proud Kalkadoon woman and artist from Mount Isa, QLD, Australia who is passionate about her culture & history and wants to share that with the rest of the world through her art.

Her unique style combines 2 worlds of traditional aboriginal heritage with a modern contemporary twist which has caught the eyes of collectors around the world including Royalty and on the 2018 Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi. Chern’ee has her artwork hanging in The Royal Collection in Buckingham Palace, Queensland Parliament House, Queensland State Library and has exhibited her artworks in London, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Sydney.

Chern’ee’s artworks have been commissioned by The Queensland Government, Tennis Australia, The National Rugby League, The Royal Australian Mint, Dreamworld Theme Park, The 2018 Commonwealth Games, Rainforestation, The Australian Defence Force, Northrop Grumman, The Australian Department of Veteran Affairs and The Australian Public Service Commission to name a few.

Due to Chern’ee’s passion for reconciliation and equality she has received numerous accolades including National NAIDOC Youth of The Year, Australia Day Awards for 2013 and 2014, Queensland Pride of Australia Award, Local NAIDOC Awards including Artist of the Year and has been an Australia Day Ambassador for the past 6 years.

Chern’ee has designed the NRL’s Indigenous All Stars Jerseys for 4 years the most recent being 2021 and has just launched a new circulating and uncirculated Indigenous Military Service $2.00 coin which she designed and features her artwork in partnership with The Australian Defence Force and The Royal Australian Mint.