Destiny Deacon, ‘superstar’ Indigenous artist and activist, dies aged 67

Destiny Deacon (right) with Janina Harding at White Bay Power Station during the 2024 Biennale of Sydney. The acclaimed artist has died aged 67. Photograph: Katje Ford

Destiny Deacon, the trailblazing First Nations artist and activist known for her works using “Koori Kitsch” to subvert colonial interpretations of Indigenous culture, has died aged 67.

Deacon’s death was announced on Friday by Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, which has represented the artist for more than two decades.