Within the past few weeks, Piadram woman Gail Mabo (born 1965) has witnessed her art celebrated on the sails of the Sydney Opera House, unveiled her first curated exhibition at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Far North Queensland and, days later, oversaw the opening of a new Court building named after her activist father, the iconic Eddie Koiki Mabo.
It is the kind of busy schedule Mabo is used to – her world being shaped by both activism and tradition. (Alongside her father, her mother Bonita Mabo was also an activist and educator.)
