Josephine James is the daughter of Joy Garlbin and a beautiful print maker and illustrator. She prefers to depict stingrays, turtles and other saltwater creatures. Josephine is from the Gurrgoni language group, one of Maningrida’s most endangered languages. She is the daughter of emerging artist Joy Garlbin.
Name: Josephine James
Language: Ndjébbana, Gurrgoni, Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Josephine is from the Gurrgoni language group, one of Maningrida’s most endangered languages.
In Josephine’s design work, she depicts detailed stingrays and turtles in the sea country, in an intricate two colour design.
Josephine is also a sculpture, carving mimih spirits for Maningrida Arts and Culture.
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