Indigenous protester who sprayed Woodside logo onto an iconic Australian ... trends now
An indigenous rights activist has been charged after she allegedly spray-painted a major corporation's logo on to one of Australia's most famous paintings.
West Australian police said in a statement on Friday that a 37-year-old Northbridge woman had been charged with one count of criminal damage.
She is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on February 16..
On Thursday ceramic artist Joana Partyk and Ballardong Noongar man Desmond Blurton were alleged to have sprayed a Woodside logo onto Fredrick McCubbin's painting 'Down on His Luck' at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth.
A cameraman filmed as Partyk allegedly painted the logo over the famous piece while Blurton laid an Indigenous flag on the ground in front of them.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia told Daily Mail Australia the painting was covered by a piece of perspex and was not damaged in the protest.