Name: Deborah Yulidjirri
Language: Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Deborah is the daughter of acclaimed Kunwinjku artist Thompson Yulidjirri (1930-2009) and learnt to paint on bar k and carved wooden sculptures under his tutelage.
She was wife to Simone Namunjdja (1965 - 2018) and paints the themes of her husbands country such as Kunkurra (Cold spiralling wind) and Ngalng (Freshwater Yabby). Similar to her husband her uses and application of ochres are incredibly fine in the West Arnhem style, her artworks glow.
Nawarlah – Brown River Stingray We hunt the Nawarlah (Brown River Stingray) during the wet season. There is a plant with a yellow flower that tells us that it is the right time. We know Read more…
Man-ngalinj (bush potato) Man-ngalinj is a root vegetable often described as ‘bush potato’. It’s duwa, the artist’s moiety. It has a bulbous root and a long thin vine with small flowers that grows across the Read more…
Nawarlah – Brown River Stingray We hunt the Nawarlah (Brown River Stingray) during the wet season. There is a plant with a yellow flower that tells us that it is the right time. We know Read more…