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Ungud (Snake)

Stanley Taylor is a Nykina man who was born and lives in the Derby region. He started working at the Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre as a Studio Technician in 2008 and now is the Exhibitions Coordinator

In all of his various roles, Stanley has played a key role in the day-to-day operations of the Art Centre and in the staging of the annual Mowanjum Festival. Stanley’s often paints the Ungud Snake. 

In 2022,  The Jimmy Pike Trust and Open Bite at Edith Cowan University conducted a three-day lino-cutting workshop with nine artists from the Mowanjum centre, Derby. A suite of 13 prints were created including Stanley’s Ungud.

Categories: MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

Name: Stanley Taylor

Community: Mowanjum

Biography:

Stanely Taylor is a Nykina man from the Derby region. He started working at Mowanjum Arts and Culture Centre as a Studio Technician in 2008 and was promoted to Studio Supervisor in 2012. 

In 2013 Stanley participated in and graduated from the ANKAAA Arts Worker Extension Program, and in 2014 he was promoted to Gallery Coordinator at Mowanjum. In all of his various roles, Stanley has played a key role in the day-to-day operation of the Art Centre and in the staging of the annual Mowanjum Festival.

Stanley's 'mud flat' design was recently fabricated and constructed into a feature wall in the interior of the Kimberly Training Institute, Derby.

Stanley also plays an important role in Mowanjum Festival preparation with props and costumes preparation.

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