Name: Selena Munguluma
Language: Ganalbingu
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Selena is an early career artist and is the daughter of senior artist Bobby Bununggurr and Joy Borruwa. She started painting at 12 years old and was taught by her bapa (father) and (mari) who was a renowned artist and one of the first ever Yolngu women to start painting.
Good bush food story This is a story of the artists dreaming and his family. A freshwater story of looking for food, you can see the long-neck turtles and file snakes in the water. It Read more…
Evonne’s Buliya (catfish) dhawu (story) In this painting, Evonne has painted her Mari (mothers, mother) dreaming of Buliya (catfish). This is a freshwater story from Ganalbingu country in the Arafura Wetlands. Evonne’s Mari taught Evonne’s Read more…
Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story) Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near Read more…