Awards & Achievements

Art Dealer and Artist Member of the Indigenous Art code

Chern'ee Sutton is a member of the Indigenous Art Code and through her membership is committed to ethical trading with all Aboriginal artists and their art.

Artist Member of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia

Chern'ee is a member of the national body for Aboriginal art organisations and businesses in Australia.

Supply Nation Certified 100% Aboriginal Owned Business

Chern'ee Sutton has been certified as a 100% owned and operated Indigenous business.

2025 Queensland Reconciliation Awards Ambassador

Selected as an ambassador for the 2025 Queensland Reconciliation Awards.

2025 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2025 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2025 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2025 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador

2024 Queensland Day Art Ambassador

2024 Ambassador for the Arts for Queensland Day.

2024 Queensland Reconciliation Awards Ambassador

Selected as an ambassador for the 2024 Queensland Reconciliation Awards.

2024 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2024 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2024 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2024 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador

2023 Queensland Day Art Ambassador

2023 Ambassador for the Arts for Queensland Day.

2023 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2023 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2023 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2023 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador

2022 Queensland Reconciliation Awards Judge

Judge for the 2022 Queensland Reconciliation Awards.

2022 Queensland Australian of the Year Awards Judge

Judge for the 2022 Queensland Australian of the Year Awards.

2022 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2022 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2022 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2022 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador

2021 Queensland Reconciliation Awards Judge

Judge for the 2021 Queensland Reconciliation Awards.

2021 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2021 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2021 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2021 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador

2020/2021 IndigiLedger Ambassador

Selected as the IndigiLedger ambassador to authenticate Aboriginal art and tackle the fake Aboriginal art industry.

2020 Queensland Young Tourism Leader

Selected as an Indigenous Queensland Young Tourism Leader for 2020 the year of Queensland Indigenous Tourism.

2020 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2020 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2020 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2020 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Burdekin region.

2020 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2020 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

Finalist for the 2019 Queensland Reconciliation Awards

Selected as a finalist along with the other QTIC Indigenous Culture Network members.

2019 QTIC Champion

Selected for the 2019 Queensland Tourism Industry Councils Indigenous Culture Network.

2019 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2019 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Boulia region.

2019 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2019 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

2018/2019 ETB Travel News Brand Ambassador

Selected as the ETB Travel News Brand Ambassador across Australia, Asia, New Zealand, Americas, Europe, India, Middle East and Africa.

2018 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2018 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Charters Towers region.

2018 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2018 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

2018 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Bearer

Selected by Bundaberg Regional Council to be a 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton Bearer.

2017 Winner of the Kennelly Constructions Aboriginal Achievement Award

2017 Winner of the Kennelly Constructions Aboriginal Achievement Award in the Queensland Young Achiever Awards.

2017 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2017 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Wandoan region.

2017 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2017 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

2016 Queensland Young Achiever Awards Finalist

2016 Finalist for the Kennelly Constructions Aboriginal Achievement Awards in the Queensland Young Achiever Awards

2016 Young Achiever Awards Semi-finalist

2016 Queensland Young Achiever Awards semi Finalist

2016 Semi finalist for the Multicultural Youth Queensland Cultural Diversity Award and also the BB Print Leadership Award

2016 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2016 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Barcaldine region.

2016 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2016 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

Advance Queensland Community Digital Champion (2015-2016)

2015/16 Advance Queensland Digital Champion

Selected as a 2015/16 Advance Queensland Digital Champion.

2015 Australia Day Ambassador

Selected as a 2015 Queensland Australia Day Ambassador for the Brisbane region.

2015 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2015 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

2014 National NAIDOC Youth of the Year

Winner of the 2014 National NAIDOC Youth of the Year Award.

2014 Queensland Pride of Australia Young Leader Award

Winner of the 2014 Queensland Pride of Australia Young Leader Award.

2014 Bundaberg Australia Day Junior Creative Youth of the Year

Winner of the 2014 Bundaberg Australia Day Junior Creative Youth of the Year Award.

2014 Queensland Australian of the Year Awards Finalist

Officially selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the 2014 Queensland Young Australian of the Year Awards.

2014 A.R.T.I.E. Ambassador

2014 A.R.T.I.E. Program Ambassador.

2014 Deadly Choices Ambassador

Selected as a 2014 Deadly Choices Ambassador for the Wide Bay Region.

2014 Finalist Cultural Understanding Award

Officially selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the “Cultural Understanding Award” at the 2014 National Youth Awards.

2013/14 Ambassador Deadly Stories Campaign

Selected as one of twelve Indigenous ambassadors for the 2013/14 Deadly Stories Campaign

2013 Wide Bay NAIDOC Artist of the Year

Winner of the 2013 Wide Bay NAIDOC Artist of the Year Award.

2013 Bundaberg Australia Day Junior Creative Youth of the Year