These Woolamarra are having a rough time because their waterhole has dried up. The Woolamarra have sung out to the Wandjina to help them find a new waterhole. Two Wandjinas, Datbudder and Djangunardi, have come to show the turtles how to get to the new waterhole.
Name: Joan Wadjlula Rastus
Community: Mowanjum
Biography:
Joan is a new up coming artist. Her interest for her painting is strong in her own particular way, she paints more of where she comes from which is the Mt Elizabeth area in the North West Kimberley Region of Western Australia.
Publications: Jigeengadi (Wire Yard) Bush Camp
Group Exhibitions:
2016 Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2015 Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2014 Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2013 Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2012 Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2011
Darwin Art Fair.
Kimberley Art Prize.
Mowanjum Festival.
Freshwater Cove
2010 Mowanjum Festival – Mowanjum Arts and Culture Centre, Derby
2009 Mowanjum Festival – Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre, Derby
2008 Mowanjum Festival - Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre
2008 Shinju Matsuri Wandjina Budda Budding – Broome 6 Gallery
Karram Muddu (whirlpool story) This is my Ungud (totem). I was named for this whirlpool: Karram Muddu, located near Augustus Island. My father, Sam Woolagoodja, named me. The Warndum Story goes that there’s a woman Read more…
Waanungga (sugar bag) Gudu Mungulu often paints Waanugga, which is a word that describes various forms of bush honey. The hives in which honey is stored are called ‘Sugarbag’, and can be found in trees Read more…
