‘I bin just do them bush coolamon,’ Jane Yalunga says. ‘Like they carry one for water, bush medicine you know and bush food. Early days eh, old people used to carry that thing.’ Gija people used to carve coolamons out of jarlalu wood.
Name: JANE TINMARIE-YALUNGA
Language: English, Gija, Kimberley Kriol
Community: Warmun
Biography:
Jane Yalunga Tinmarie was born in Wyndham, Western Australia. She went to school in Wyndham as a young girl, then moved to Warmun community, Westerm Australia, where she now lives. Yalunga worked as a teacher's aide at the Ngalangangpum Community School in Warmun for many years.
As the daughter of one of Australia's most famous artists - Rover Thomas, Jane grew up watching her father paint. She started painting herself in 2000 at Warmun Art Centre and her subjects include her family country on Texas Downs Station, local birds and animals and the country around Warmun in the East Kimberley area of Western Australia. She also paints the Dreamings from her father's country including images from the significant Gurirr Gurirr joonba (song cycle) that her father famously received in a dream and which is central to the emergence of the contemporary Warmun Art Movement. Jane lives in Warmun (Turkey Creek) with her five children, her partner and her extended family.
Jane Yalunga also works as studio assistant at Warmun Art Centre where she is responsible for assisting Warmun artists with their requirements including preparation of materials, senior and emerging artist support and packing and despatch of sales.
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…