Warlbawoony Hill lies to the west of the Bow River community where Monica Cann Lives with her mum,Tracey Ramsey. The place takes its name from the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) story of the Warlbawoony (River Kangaroo), who jumped and jumped over the land, carving out the many curves of the hill’s ridge as it went along. After traversing the ranges, the Warlbawoony ended up in the waterhole situated at its base.
Name: Monica Cann
Language: English, Gija, Kriol
Community: Warmun
Biography:
Monica Cann was born in 2000 to Ngargooroon man Charlie Cann and Juwurlinji artist Tracey Ramsay. Monica is the granddaughter of Warmun artist Rammey Ramsey.
Monica was born in Kununrra, grew up in Bow River and now lives in Warmun Community. She is a worker at the Warmun Art Centre.
Monica first started painting in 2021 and likes to paint the stories that she has learned from her mother Tracey. These are stories from Bow River Country and they depict the Country, the history and the Ngarranggarni from that place.
Monica has three brothers and one sister and her brothers Frances and Cedric also work at the Art Centre with her.
On the weekend she likes to go out fishing for goondari in Bow River.
Holy Spirit in the Land This image is of the Holy Spirit being in the land with the Milky Way in the skies.
PURNULULU- by Josie Drill & Dwayne jessell This painting is a collaboration artworks made by a married couple Dwayne jessell and Josie Drill. Both members of families that are T.O (custodians) of Purnululu. Dwayne paints Read more…
PURNULULU- by Josie Drill & Dwayne jessell This painting is a collaboration artworks made by a married couple Dwayne jessell and Josie Drill. Both members of families that are T.O (custodians) of Purnululu. Dwayne paints Read more…