Carly Tarkari Dodd is an artist and curator of Kaurna, Narungga, and Ngarrindjeri descent, known for creating contemporary woven jewellery and sculptures. She was taught traditional weaving by Ngarrindjeri Elder Aunty Ellen Trevorrow at a young age. Dodd’s work explores First Nations activism, cultural resilience, and highlights the contrast of Indigenous experiences with forms of colonial power. Her work has gained noteworthy recognition, with recent features at Australian Fashion Week on the David Jones Indigenous Fashion Projects Runway and in Vogue Australia magazine.

In 2018, Dodd was honoured as South Australia’s NAIDOC Young Person of the Year. In 2023, she was a finalist for the inaugural MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design, and in 2024, her impact continues to grow, with a nomination for two National Indigenous Fashion Awards. Carly’s works are held in both public and private collections across Australia, and she has exhibited at the Australian Design Centre (NSW), Mars Gallery (VIC), JamFactory (SA), The Mill (SA) and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (SA)

Select Group Exhibitions:

2025 - NAIDOC WEEK 2025 | THE NEXT GENERATION: STRENGTH, VISION & LEGACY, MARS Gallery, Naarm Melbourne, Kulin Nation, VIC

2025 - Dancing Hands, Craft Victoria, Naarm/ Melbourne, Kulin Nation, VIC

2025 - The Familiar in the Foreign, Australian Design Centre at Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany

2025 - Material & Culture: Exploring craft and identity Rotterdam Design Biennale, Rotterdam,

Netherlands

2025 - Prick Needlwork Now!, RMIT Galleries, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2025 - Off Beat, Household Gallery, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2025 - Earthing, Melbourne Art Fair, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2024 - Watch and Listen, Nexus Arts, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2024 - Studios: 2024, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA   

2024 - shared:ground, Funaki Gallery, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2024 - MARS Gallery Pop Up, Immersive Light and Art (ILA) , Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2024 - Transformative Repair, JamFactory, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2023 - MAKE Award, Australian Design Centre, Warrang Sydney, Gadigal Nation, NSW

2023 - Augmented Revolution, Illuminate Adelaide, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2023 - Materials with Meaning, JamFactory, SALA Festival, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2023 - Your Turn to Listen, Art Pod, SALA Festival, Tarnanthi Festival, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2022 - Reflect the Light, (contributor to Unbound Collective), MOD Museum, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2022 - Festival Plaza X JamFactory, SALA Festival, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2022 - Melbourne Art Fair / MARS Gallery, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2022 - SANAA, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2021 - Standing on Ceremony, Adelaide Town Hall, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2021 - Close Up, MOD Museum, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2021 - STRNG WMN, Tarnanthi Festival, The Mill, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2021 - Flotsam and Jetsam, Post Office Projects, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2021 - Biophilia, Adelaide Town Hall, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2020 - If the future is to be worth anything, ACE Open, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2020 - Gathered, Carclew, SALA, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2019 - Intrinsic, Art Pod, SALA Festival, Tarnanthi Festival, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2018 - Our Mob, Adelaide Festival Centre, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2018 - Identity, SALA, Adelaide Town Hall, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

Solo Exhibitions:

2024 - Mayinggi est 1859, MARS Gallery, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2023 - One of Many, Tarnanthi, Post Office Projects, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2022 - Crown Jewels, MARS Gallery, Naarm (Melbourne), Kulin Nation, VIC

2020 - The Studio, Art Gallery of South Australia, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

2019 - Shackled Excellence, The Mill, Tarnanthi, Tarntanya (Adelaide), Kaurna Nation SA

Collections:

2024 - Flinders University Museum Art

2021 - Adelaide Town Hall

Awards:

2024 - Wearable Art Prize (National Indigenous Fashion Awards) - Nominee

2024 - Young Achiever Prize (National Indigenous Fashion Awards) - Nominee

2023 - Inaugural (Make Award) - finalist

2018 - (South Australian NAIDOC) Young Person of the Year - Winner

2018 - Don Dustan Emerging Artist Prize - Highly Commended

Residencies:

2024 - Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) Studio Artist, Tarntanya (Adelaide)

2019 - The Mill, Tarntanya (Adelaide)

Photo: Thomas McCammon, Peter Fong and Lana Adams