Name: Mary Umagarri Teresa Taylor
Language: Balangarri
Community: Kalumburu
Biography:
Mary was born in Wyndham and grew up in Oombulgurri (Forrest River). She learned painting from the old people by watching their ground paintings and painted for the first time in 2009. Mary moved to Kalumburu in 2005 to be with two of her seven children. Mary is one of the Traditional Owners for the Balanggarra land claim, determined in August 2013. Her bush name is Umagarri (swamp site) and her Oombulgurri Dreamings are Gari-Ali (goanna), Gin-Gun (Barramundi), Dorungi (cat fish) and Malarru (prawn). Mary paints her mother's Country Jinangi (Camera Pool on the Forrest River, northwest of Wyndham) and also the Country of her husband. "The Berkeley River area is my husband's country. We go here for camping out and fishing. Along the river there are large stones and rocks with trees growing out of them. When we have a 'bogey' (shower) we lie down on the flat rocks (tessellated rocks) to dry off."
Wirrigirrig Wirrigirrig – the Victoria River flows from the lower left across to the centre right joined by Goongoolooloo – the Wickham River from the upper left. This is an area of the artist’s traditional Read more…
Kirrthang – Blanket Lizard Dreaming This is an area of the artist’s traditional country near Bullo River Station in the Northern Territory. Along the bottom of the painting runs the Victoria River. Flowing down the Read more…
