Name: Lucy Yarawanga
Language: Gurrgoni, Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Lucy is an experienced textile artist at Bábbarra Women’s Centre. Lucy often references her ancestral stories in her textile work, including Bawaliba (Djinkarr spirit woman), with various lino and screen prints depicting this same narrative.
Lucy is from the Gurrgoni language group which is one of the least commonly spoken languages in Arnhem Land. Lucy also speaks another eight Maningrida languages.
Namorrorddo (Shooting star Spirit) – Work 6 Artist Statement (And the old lady Ngaldjorlhbo says:) ‘then I made this’ She was carrying her own dillybag and was walking slowly and she kept looking at Country. Read more…
Collecting Manme (Bush Food) ‘All that jungle around Mumeka, on the other side of the river.. that’s where we go looking for manme (bush food) like manyawok (cheeky yam) and karrbarda (long yam). The yawk Read more…