Zartisha Davis

Zartisha Davis was born in Nambour (1990), a Kabi Kabi woman descending from the

Mooloolaba Chilly family, of the Mooloolah and Meridan Plains people. Her songlines also include belonging to the Cobble Cobble people of the Burrungam Nation also known as the caretakers of Bonyi (Bunya Mountains) and on her fathers side belonging to the Butchulla (Badtjala) people from K’Gari (Fraser Island). She also has South Sea Islander descent from New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Zartisha was apart of the Refinery program cohort 5.0 and also Project Lab and Project 24 September 2023 residency. Her Shell Middens piece was also shortlisted in the 2023 Yepang Emerging Art Prize and Exhibition. Zartisha is passionate about her culture, dance and artwork and she will often depict Shell Middens, stories from her family, Saltwater tribe and country in her artwork. Zartisha is also apart of the Gubbi Gubbi Dance Troupe.