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Reko Rennie (b.1974, Naarm/Melbourne) is an interdisciplinary artist who explores his Aboriginal identity through contemporary media. Through his art, Rennie provokes discussion surrounding Indigenous culture in contemporary urban environments. Largely autobiographical, his commanding works combine the iconography of his Kamilaroi heritage, merging traditional diamond-shaped designs, hand-drawn symbols and repetitive patterning to subvert romantic ideologies of Aboriginal identity. Rennie has exhibited across Australia, Asia, the United States and Europe, and his work is held in major collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia, and Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 2024 the National Gallery of Victoria presented a major retrospective titled REKOSPECTIVE: The Art of Reko Rennie and he was awarded GQ's Artist of the Year.