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Gindaja

This painting is artwork one in a set of three. It expresses the importance and beauty of our native Australian animals. The name of this piece is “Gindaja” which is the name of cassowary in my traditional language Yidiny. The central focus of this painting is the footprint of a cassowary, this surrounded by paint splatter effect and patterns made using the colours of a cassowary representing the sun and stars. Your colours are in the sky, from sunrise to sunset. We see them in the stars as a subtle reminder… to keep the fire burning… to keep culture strong.

Categories: Kaiela Arts Shepparton

Name: Mya Falla

Biography:

Gifted the name Muguy, meaning constant in her traditional language, Mya is always seeking to further her cultural knowledge.

 

Mya was born and raised in Greater Shepparton and holds a deep respect for the Country of the Yorta Yorta and Bangerang peoples as it carries many of her childhood memories.

 

As a Dulguburra Yidinji woman, she has a strong connection to her mother’s Country, the rainforest in and around the crater lakes of the tablelands, inland of Gimuy (Cairns).

A contemporary artist across various mediums, Mya enjoys experimenting with textures and colours in reflecting her experiences and the stories her mother tells her of ‘home.’

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