#48: A Visual Storyteller Who Had Her First Exhibition at Age 16

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Surf Coast Creatives

Ben Hucker & Jess Hucker

59 episodes

9 months ago

Telling the stories of doers, thinkers and creatives on the Surf Coast in Australia. Hear interviews with Artists, Designers, Photographers, Illustrators, Craftsmen, Speakers, Leaders, Adventurers and more. Each episode is packed full of insight and a good dose of practical hints and tips for taking the leap. Tune in today with your hosts Ben Hucker & Jess Hucker. The Surf Coast Creatives podcast is proudly brought to you by Stonker in Torquay, Australia.

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#48: A Visual Storyteller Who Had Her First Exhibition at Age 16 - Ferne Millen from fernemillen.com

Surf Coast Creatives

43 minutes 14 seconds

4 years ago

#48: A Visual Storyteller Who Had Her First Exhibition at Age 16 - Ferne Millen from fernemillen.com

Our guest today is Geelong-born Artist and Photographer, Ferne Millen.

Ferne has a passion for telling stories using visual arts and portrait photography as her medium. And she's been doing it for 21 years! Ferne talks about studying at the VCA and then progressing into a career in Melbourne and eventually settling in her home studio in Jan Juc.

Ferne’s latest exhibition “Journey on Wadawurrung Country” is being taken outdoors, at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (running 28 Aug - 24 Oct, 2021). Her work will be featured as part of the Core Outdoor Program. Projections which will showcase Ferne's photographs of Direct Descendants of Wadawurrung and will be projected onto the Ballarat Town Hall.

This Surf Coast girl is both candid and down to earth in our chat. If you are interested in what it takes to make a lifelong career in the Arts world then this is the episode for you.

Find out what it was like to dive head first into the Arts Industry from a young age and hear about Ferne's battle with mental health issues that she has now learnt to harness.

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This is episode #48 of the Surf Coast Creatives podcast. Enjoy!

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