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.
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 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.
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
Winner of the 2014 Bundaberg Australia Day Junior Creative Youth of the Year Award.
2013 Finalist Cultural Understand Award
Officially selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the “Cultural Understanding Award” at the 2013 National Youth Awards.
2011 Wide Bay NAIDOC Youth of the Year
Winner of the 2011 Wide Bay NAIDOC Youth of the Year Award.
