Shonae Hobson, a proud Southern Kaantju, Umpila, and Kuuku Ya’u woman from the remote community of Coen in Cape York Peninsula, is part of a groundbreaking new wave of First Nations leaders. She has been awarded a prestigious Roberta Sykes Scholarship through the Aurora Education Foundation to undertake a Master of Arts in Art Business at the world-renowned Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York.
NITV Radio sat down with Shonae Hobson to discuss her journey, her community, and what comes next.
Her goal in New York is laser-focused: to master the global art market, forge international networks, and build economic structures that keep creative ownership firmly in the hands of Indigenous artists back home.
Through the Master of Arts in Art Business program, I’ll get a better knowledge of how the international art market operates but also the business side of art.Shonae Hobson
As an established Indigenous art curator, Shonae has seen firsthand the systemic barriers and commercial exploitation First Nations creators face.
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