Reko Rennie, Gwaybilla Reko Rennie-Gwaybilla is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi man, born in Melbourne in 1974. As a teenager, Reko discovered graffiti, and with no formal training in art, he soon began his artistic apprenticeship on the streets of Melbourne. Reko’s choice of medium is a can of spray-paint, a cutting knife, laminated paper and any wall or blank surface. Reko’s art and installations are known for their vibrant colours, line work and intricate stencil imagery. Through his stencil art, Reko focuses on what it means to be an urban Aboriginal man in contemporary society. NGV Indigenous curator, Stephen Gilchrist highly commended Reko’s work for his ‘uncompromising politics and technical virtuosity’. Reko uses traditional flora and fauna imagery that represent his community. Through Reko’s art and installations he continually explores issues of identity, race, law and justice, health, education, land rights, stolen generations and other issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in contemporary society today.

Reko Rennie, Gwaybilla

Reko Rennie-Gwaybilla is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi man, born in Melbourne in 1974. As a teenager, Reko discovered graffiti, and with no formal training in art, he soon began his artistic apprenticeship on the streets of Melbourne. Reko’s choice of medium is a can of spray-paint, a cutting knife, laminated paper and any wall or blank surface. Reko’s art and installations are known for their vibrant colours, line work and intricate stencil imagery.

Through his stencil art, Reko focuses on what it means to be an urban Aboriginal man in contemporary society. NGV Indigenous curator, Stephen Gilchrist highly commended Reko’s work for his ‘uncompromising politics and technical virtuosity’. Reko uses traditional flora and fauna imagery that represent his community.

Through Reko’s art and installations he continually explores issues of identity, race, law and justice, health, education, land rights, stolen generations and other issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in contemporary society today.

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