Troy-Anthony Baylis (Jawoyn/SA) is a self-described Queer-Aboriginal and a descendant of the Jawoyn people from the Northern Territory and is also of Irish ancestry. Baylis has an incredibly diverse practice that involves both art making and curating, along with lecturing, research and community.

As the Inaugural Guildhouse fellow Troy-Anthony Baylis explored the legacies of colonialism, migration and historical amnesia by literally weaving together place names. Troy is formerly Course Coordinator of Aboriginal Cultures, Comparative Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Philosophy at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. His art practice has been subject to 17 solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions, performances and publications since 1993. Currently in its final stages of completion, his PhD, ‘Deadly mimicry: Indigeneity and drag in contemporary artistic representation, is concerned with analysis, cultural interpretation and ethics of the self as subject. Baylis completed a Bachelor of Arts at Queensland University of Technology in 1995, following it up with Honours and a Bachelor of Education at the same University.

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International Speaker Series: Cloth Culture is an online series of lectures featuring five contemporary artists who utilise textiles to communicate complex narratives around their cultural heritage.