Artists statement
Uncle Herb Patten is a Gunaikurnai, Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri man. He is a visual artist and gum leaf player. He is widely known throughout Australia as a professional gum leaf player and has released two CDs – 'How to Play the Gumleaf' and 'Born an Aussie Son'. Uncle Herb has a Diploma in Visual Art and his painting, Five Shields, which consists of five separate objects, is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. In 2004, 'Wall Paper Flowers' won a Gumbri: White Dove Award at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.
