Merindah-Gunya x Esperanto 

Bayley Mifsud is a proud member of the Peek and Kirrae Whurrong people of the Maar nation from South West Victoria (Warrnambool).

Her Aboriginal name is Merindah-Gunya meaning “Beautiful Spirit” in Peek Whurrong language, which was gifted to her through a naming ceremony on Country, supported by her Elders and community.

Bayley has a passion for community development, diversity and self-determination as well as continuing the gift of storytelling through her artwork. Bayley now lives on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm (Melbourne) and has lived a large portion of her life there. Bayley was taught Aboriginal art at a very young age, by her Elders at the Brambuk Cultural Centre in the Grampians in Victoria.

The artwork is called Maar which means ‘The People’ in Peek Whurrong language. It tells a story about connection and strength in Bayley’s community. Esperanto has collaborated with Bayley to create a Risograph print of her painting Maar ‘The People’.