Jennifer Herd is an Australian Indigenous artist with family ties to the Mbar-barrum people of North Queensland.
"[3] Shields, an important part of North Queensland culture, are a frequent recurrent in her work, standing in for strength and protection, and drawing on the traditional practice of decoration performed by women for warriors.
[2] In 2003 Herd co-founded ProppaNOW, a collective designed to "give urban-based Aboriginal artists a voice.
[5] In 2021 Jennifer Herd was interviewed in a digital story and oral history for the State Library of Queensland's James C Sourris AM Collection.
[6] In the interview Herd talks to artist and academic, Pat Hoffie about her life, her art and her inspirations.