Bronwyn Dillon is a Pinterairrer woman of the Tebrikunna people. Bron’s Aboriginal matriarch and inspiration is her ancestor Fanny Cochrane-Smith, considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania’s Aboriginal languages. Bron maintains Fanny’s descendants’ strong connection to Tasmania’s picturesque Channel and Huon Valley areas, as a continuing place of guiding inspiration for Bron’s amazing work.

Bron is a renowned Aboriginal knowledge-holder and cultural practitioner; traditional shell stringer; basket weaver; printer; and jewellery maker, weaving traditional practice into creative, culturally inspired pieces reflecting both traditional pakana practice, while responding to the availability of contemporary material and reflecting a modern existence.