Name: Melinda Solomon
Language: Kuku Yalanji, Girramay
Biography:
Melinda Solomon is an Aboriginal woman of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji and Girramay people’s of Far North Queensland, and has recently started her art business Baljil Art based in Victoria.
As a visual artist Melinda creates and paints expressing passionately through different art mediums and colours. Inspired and influenced by family stories, including her love for the Australian landscape of rainforests, Bush lands, oceans, rivers including the native animals that inhabit these areas. These are depicted in traditional and cultural symbols together using intricate contemporary designs to produce beautiful colourful artworks.
Grub & Rain Moth Evolution #4 Uncles and i used to go grubbing a lot among the gum leaves under the gumtrees. Certain times of the year you would find many grubs or many rain Read more…
Grub & Rain Moth Evolution #3 Uncles and i used to go grubbing a lot among the gum leaves under the gumtrees. Certain times of the year you would find many grubs or many rain Read more…
My Totem, The Long Neck Turtle Many years ago, as a child we used to see large, long neck turtles walking out of the river at laying season. This is my totem.