Lillardia Steps Down From Her Role At Western Riverina Arts

Lillardia Briggs-Houston joined Western Riverina Arts in May 2019 with a wealth of knowledge and a varied professional background all the while managing her creative endeavours as a textile artist, printmaker and designer for her ethical and sustainable label Ngarru Miimi.

Lillardia took time off at the start of 2020 to focus on her new family and her Narrandera based art and design practice. Some of Lillardia's achievements during this year include being a finalist in the 'Wearable Art and Cultural Adornment' and the 'Textile Design' categories for the National Indigenous Fashion Awards, her label Ngarru Miimi being a recipient of a RAF Grant for a Spring Fashion Parade, her contributions as a panelist for the 'Creative Journeys' conference talks at Artstate Wagga, exhibiting with the Narrandera Walk In Art and her work featuring in Vogue, Marie Claire, Peppermint and Wild magazine.

“I’m incredibly thankful for my time at Western Riverina Arts. Although I’m stepping down from my role as Projects and Communications officer, I will still be eagerly participating in the nurturing and growth of the arts in Western Riverina - particularly Aboriginal Art and Design. I look forward to working with Western Riverina Arts for future projects and collectively contributing to our thriving regional art scene.”

Though Lillardia has stepped down from this role with us, we are lucky to have her onboard as she will still continue to work with Western Riverina Arts as special projects arise. We wish her all the best with her future endeavours and eagerly await the next exciting creative projects from her and Ngarru Miimi.