Brennan Cox

Brennan Cox We are actually two artists who work together, bringing two cultures to our work. Sharne Brennan is from the Murrawarri People, who come from Brewarrina in NSW. Sharne’s family are part of the stolen generation. Her grandmother known lovingly by the Murrawarri people as Matey, was taken from Brewarrina to Cunnamulla in Qld. Sharne’s father was born in Cunnamulla. Sharne’s parents met and married in Charleville where Sharne was born. Sharne grew up in Qld living on a number of outback cattle stations where her father, Lyle Capewell, worked at different times until he became involved with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Commission until his retirement. Sharne won her first art competition when she was seven and has since won prizes for her work in the Mary River district. Her art work depicts her love for her traditional indigenous heritage,Lynn Cox is a “ten pound Pom” who came…