What type of art does reko rennie make?

Working across a broad array of media, including spray paint, prints, sculpture, paste-ups, textile foils and installations, Reko Rennie straddles the spheres of both street and fine art; private and public spaces; forging a new road for contemporary Aboriginal art informed by his both his heritage as a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi man, and his urban upbringing.

Born in Melbourne in 1974, Rennie grew up in working class, inner city suburb of Footscray. Although never formally trained, growing up Rennie was surrounded by art as his father is the well-known Aboriginal artist Biggibilla Gummaroi.

Inspired by the discovery of the genre-defining book, ‘Subway Art’ in the local library as a teenager, which showed the possibilities of public expression through graffiti for disaffected youth he also undertook an important internship on the streets, with graffiti becoming a life-long passion and important grounding for his future work.

Whilst he ended his days as a self-proclaimed ‘young p