Aunty Fay Clayton is a Wiradjuri woman of the Riverina region of New South Wales. She was stolen from her family by the authorities when she was only ten years old and taken to Cootamundra Girls Home where she spent the rest of what should have been her childhood.
As an adult she married a local Dunghutti man, Phillip Moseley, with whom she raised four children while living in Sydney, making many trips back to Kempsey over the years. She is now not only a mother, but a grandmother and great-grandmother.
Despite the adversity that Aunty Fay faced in her early years, she went on to a career in nursing, as well as working for her community in Juvenile Justice, the Department of Community Services and for her Local Aboriginal Lands Council.
For the past 20 years her main focus has been her passion for telling stories through art. Her intricate artworks share stories with the audience that are powerful and thought-provoking.
Aunty Fay says… “My art helps me to heal my past hurts”.
Over the years Aunty Fay has exhibited in various locations including the National Museum of Australia, the Australian Museum, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and various other galleries in Sydney.
She continues to paint today, with multiple exhibitions already booked for 2025.
