Lois Creed

The Golden Wheels 2022

Metal, vinyl, paint, rubber

100 x 70 x 60 cm

Not for sale

About the Work

In this work, artist Lois Creed has transformed her materials into a shrine and tribute to herself, her family, her past and her future. This art piece has been everything; her Golden Wheels are illuminating, sacred, durable and precious, just like GOLD. Her installation is made from 100% recycled materials – her own wheelchair, her Cockatoo Garden ornament ‘BUDDY’, and her crown made from the lids from the spray cans she used to paint pieces.

Lois’s love of colour, her vibrant personality, her wise words, her strong family ties, her love of community, and her belief in equality for all are known by everyone. She is a delight to behold. A proud Wulgurukaba woman and mother, she is a local Indigenous art collector, painter, home decorator, and bringer of joy. The Golden Wheels installation is everything that defines her family, her ancestors and her all as precious as GOLD!

About the Artist

Lois Creed’s concept came from her real life. Originally from Cairns, she is a Wulgurukaba Elder, a Traditional Owner of Gurambilbarra (Townsville) and Yunbenun (Magnetic Island), she is a queen, and one of her totems is Gimuru (The White Cockatoo), and her Golden Wheels.

Born with cerebral palsy in 1962, Lois was placed in the care of the Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children from the age of four until 10. She fights many battles for equality, a VOICE, VISIBILITY, IDENTITY, RESPECT through her art and with her totem.