Name: Obed Namirrkki
Language: Kuninjku
Biography:
Obed is an emerging artist at Maningrida Arts and Culture. He has learnt to paint under the tutelage of his father, the acclaimed senior artist Ivan Namirrkki.
In 2023 he was runner up in the National Emerging Artist Prize, with his bark painting Wak Wak, 2023
In 2024 Obed entered the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) for the first time for his Lorrkkon, Kunkurra. He was a finaliast and took home the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Sculpture Award for the Lorrkkon.
Kunkurra (The Spiralling Wind) ‘Kunkurra’, the spiralling wind is associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan estate. On one level, this painting can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini-cyclones common Read more…
Kunkurra (The Spiralling Wind) ‘Kunkurra’, the spiralling wind is associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan estate. On one level, this painting can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini-cyclones common Read more…
Ngorla (didjeridu) Arnhem Land and the Top End of the Northern Territory is the traditional home of the didjeridu, a rhythmic wind instrument used by Aboriginal people of the region. Its use spread globally in Read more…