Umbrella Floortalk
9:30am Saturday 27 September
Umbrella Floortalk
with Carlos Bautista
Carlos Bautista. Photograph courtesy the artist and North Australian Festival of Arts.
Join Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and North Australian Festival of the Arts (NAFA) for an exclusive floortalk with Mexico City-based artist Carlos Bautista. Bautista will speak about his exhibition, Ink: The Art of Mark-Making, the inspirations behind his exploration of contemporary and ancestral mark-making. Carlos will touch upon the profound and ancient history of tattooing in Mexico, exploring its significance and evolution through time.
This floortalk also offers a unique opportunity to consider the profound international exchange inherent in Carlos’s work, as he bridges diverse cultural narratives through the universal language of mark-making. Gain a richer understanding of how symbols and stories are passed through generations and how the act of marking can embed intimacy and meaning.
Carlos Bautista's Ink: The Art of Mark-Making is on display from 19 September - 2 November 2025.
This exhibition is presented at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts by the North Australian Festival of Arts.
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Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
