Simon Normand

SIMON NORMAND

Simon Normand’s career as an exhibiting artist spans 30 years and encompasses an array of creative media. His works have won many awards and received critical acclaim.

Cultural Mapping & Indigenous Landscapes

The Maps of Arnhem

Since 1996, these maps of Arnhem Land and the Northern Territory gulf country have been created in collaboration with Traditional Owners as a vital cultural preservation project. Each artwork is a way of ‘holding onto country’ and preserving songlines. The Cultural Mapping project continues today to help presere these traditional stories and relationships to land. All proceeds from print sales directly support field trips with Traditional Owners to document oral histories and strengthen cultural continuity.

NT Panoramic Landscapes

The panoramic landscapes of the Gulf of Carpentaria capture remote and pristine environments known intimately by Indigenous Sea Rangers but rarely witnessed by others. These works offer a glimpse into places of profound cultural significance and natural beauty, illustrating coastal regions and waterways that remain largely untouched and seldom visited by outsiders.

Panoramic Landscapes of the Mornington Peninsula

In this collection, the artist portrays unspoiled landscapes across Bunurong country, from Point Nepean to Flinders, including the sacred Wallermeryong (Main Creek). These pieces celebrate lands as they existed before colonial intervention, honoring the enduring cultural heritage of the Traditional Owners and preserving visions of country that show no signs of human intervention.

– Simon R Normand