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Angie Goto

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Deaf artist educator at MCA, AGNSW, Powerhouse Museum and a painter.
Galleries: @19karengallery @arttoart_ @satchandcogallery @sibu.gallery
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Happy birthday to my baby girl @midori_goto_ ! After 48 hours of labor, you came into the world wide eyed ready to take it on! I’m so proud of the woman you’ve become. Your talent amazes me! We’ve had our ups and downs over the years because you’re such a strong-willed person 😂, but lately, our relationship has been better than ever. I’m really proud of all you’ve achieved so far! I love you so much and can’t wait to see what we can create together!🥰🎉🎂🤟🏾🦋 #birthdaygirl #mummadaughterlove❤️ #proudmumma #beautifuldaughter #timeflies #celebration #mybaby #strongwoman #creativedaughter #love #motherlove #girlpower styled by @taniawursig_art by @turbly
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2 years ago
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What a great Sunday after such a depressing week of flat hunting! My grandson’s soccer birthday party on a perfect sunny day was exactly what I needed. So lovely to celebrate with family, sunshine, soccer! ❤️⚽️🎂🥳 by @turbly
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16 days ago
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Six years old!!! 🥳💙 Where has the time gone?! Happy 6th birthday to my gorgeous grandson! 🎂🎈 I can’t believe how quickly these six years have flown by. I’m so lucky to watch you grow into such a wonderful little person. Can’t wait to celebrate with you!❤️🎉 Love you heaps! xx by @turbly
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20 days ago
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Happy heavenly Father’s Day to my colourful Dad. ❤️ by @turbly
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a month ago
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Auslan Tour TODAY! Today is the last day of the fair, so come along and join us at @sydneycontemporary 🎨❤️ 📍 Meet at the front of @carriageworks 🕜 1:30pm #auslantour #auslaners #deafcommunity #deafartists #deaftour by @turbly
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@deaffestival_syd every year makes my cup feel so full. ❤️ What a beautiful day working, connecting and sharing my passion for art at the Deaf Festival 🌞 I’m also so excited to have another Deaf artist’s @gonketa_ original artwork hanging on my wall, and a beautiful children’s book by a Deaf illustrator @butterflyjosephine to share with my grandson in Auslan. ✨ Feeling very grateful for Deaf artists, Deaf creativity and our beautiful community! 🤟🏽🎨📚 #deaffestival #deafartists #deafcommunity #deaftalents #deafculture by @turbly
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Auslan tour of the fair! 🎉🎨 Come along!👋🏾 Saturday and Sunday, September 5th and 6th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM At Carriageworks Join Angie Goto for a Deaf-led Auslan tour at Sydney Contemporary. Explore selected artworks in Auslan, with insights into the artists, ideas, and stories behind the work. An opportunity to experience contemporary art through a Deaf perspective. Tours operate on a first come, first-served basis, with a maximum of 20 participants per tour. No RSVP is required, but priority will be given to Deaf and hard of hearing visitors. A valid Sydney Contemporary 2025 ticket is required to join. Location: Meet at Info Point, Carriageworks Foyer @sydneycontemporary #auslantour #deafartists #deafcommunity #auslaners by @turbly
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a month ago
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Great little getaway to Naarm, Melbourne! ✨ Caught “The Way We Move” at @melbfilmfest and enjoyed seeing this documentary. Even better, such a great panel talk, unpacking the documentary, the story behind it, and sharing different perspectives and opinions. It was so wonderful hearing from these fabulous Deaf artists! 🤟🏾✨ @bolshiebird @ireneholub @ramasmcrae @lukeduncanking by @turbly
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2 months ago
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The final painting of the series of my works at @firstdraft_ it is about reclaiming my Deaf identity. The Deaf Power sign represents a place I fought hard to reach. For many years, I felt disconnected from who I was. Discovering Deaf culture and Auslan gave me a sense of belonging, pride, and identity that had been missing for so long. But the journey is not simple. I have a cochlear implant, which I rarely wear outside of work. In professional environments, I often feel I have to put it on to meet hearing expectations. The chain in the painting symbolises that ongoing tension. Even after reclaiming my Deaf identity, I am still connected to, and at times constrained by, the hearing world. The work acknowledges both the freedom of embracing my Deaf identity and the reality that the struggle between Deaf and hearing worlds continues. #deafpride #deafidentity #deafcommunity #deafculture #deafartist by @turbly
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2 months ago
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These two plinths are deliberately confrontational, exposing a tension that is often left unspoken within and beyond the Deaf community. The first plinth shows the interpreter symbol/logo. It points to an uncomfortable imbalance: hearing interpreters are frequently the ones applauded, gifted, praised, and made visible for their work, while Deaf people are pushed into the background of their own narratives. In performance contexts especially, the interpreter can become the “star” of the moment,centred, photographed, interviewed, and celebrated, while the Deaf artists, leaders, and community members who make the work are invisible. The result is a familiar but rarely challenged dynamic: Deaf labour and creativity enabling visibility for others, while recognition is moved to another way from its source. The second plinth shows the Deaf symbol/logo. Scattered across its surface are peanut crumbs,a reference to the expression “paid peanuts” but, more importantly, a metaphor for being left with scraps. It speaks to the experience of Deaf people receiving only fragments of recognition, acknowledgement, and opportunity. While others are celebrated, Deaf people are too often expected to be grateful for whatever remains, as though our contributions are worth only the crumbs left behind. #deafleadership #deafrights #deafartist #deafpride #deaftalentsfirst @firstdraft_ by @turbly
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2 months ago
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The first artwork, the Auslan sign “available” plays with a deliberate double meaning. On one level, it communicates that I am available for work as a Deaf artist, educator, and leader. On another, it challenges the long-standing assumption that Deaf-led roles can be filled by hearing interpreters. The title is intentionally cheeky. It is a playful but pointed response to systems that continue to privilege hearing voices in spaces that should be led by Deaf people… I’m available. Employ Deaf leaders, artists, educators, and guides to do the work we are placed to do. 2nd artwork, The asterisk symbol represents censorship. Hearing people know it from social media, where words are often censored. For me, it reflects the Deaf experience when hearing people or interpreters leave out information they consider unimportant or simply don’t bother to communicate. The word “fuck” floating in the background expresses my anger and frustration. It represents the exclusion and loss of meaning that happens when access to information is filtered or censored. @firstdraft_ #equalaccess #deafrights #deafartist #auslan #deafpower by @turbly
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2 months ago
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The first speech bubble represents my experience of trying to lipread in the hearing world. The words become a blur, reflecting the confusion, frustration, and barriers to communication that many Deaf people experience. The second speech bubble represents my journey to Auslan, a language that changed my life. Before learning Auslan, I didn’t realise how much energy I was spending trying to lipread and navigate the hearing world. The vibrant, kaleidoscopic colours in the background symbolise that transformation, a moment of clarity, discovery, and belonging. They reflect the richness of visual language and the realisation of everything I had been missing through inaccessible communication. Showing at @firstdraft_ till 22nd of August #auslan #signlanguageaccess #breakdownbarriers #deafartist #deaflife by @turbly
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2 months ago
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