233:. She is known for her contemporary artworks full of vibrant colour and dynamic intricate shapes which imitate nature. Hobson paints her father's country of the East coastal regions of Cape York Northern Queensland. Hobson's visual art is an abstract interpretation of her culture and the social and political history of her family and the ancestors before her. She lives and works in the small township of
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