Lola greeno biography of donald

Lola Greeno (born Lola Sainty, 27 May 1946 on Cape Barren Island) is an artist, curator and arts worker of Aboriginal descent.^[1] She studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania in Launceston, finishing her degree in 1997.^[2]

Greeno specialises in traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace threading, a skill passed down from her mother and maternal grandmother.^[3] Greeno started making these necklaces when she was in her 50s: her work has been essential in the continuation of these skills.^[4] In a 2004 interview Greeno said:

I learned to make solely from working with my mother … It was my mother who was very keen for us to work together and this has been the important cultural lesson I learnt from her – teaching respect for one another.^[3]

In addition to her art practice, Greeno trained as a Curator of Aboriginal Art at the University of Tasmania and completed an internship as a Regional