Categories: WARMUN ART
WARMUN ART
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Holy Spirit in the Land This image is of the Holy Spirit being in the land with the Milky Way in the skies.
Name: Shirley Drill
Language: Gija
Community: Warmun
Biography:
Shirley Drill is a Gija woman of Nagarra skin and a traditional owner of Purnululu country south east of Warmun community. Her bush name is Yurlutal.
Shirley is a strong community leader, with an independent mind grounded in her culture but very much able to understand and move in and out of gardiya (whitefella) world.
Shirley has painted with Warmun art centre since its inception in 1998, and is currently on its board of directors.
Strong in language, law and culture Shirley has worked extensively on Gija language with the linguist Frances Kofod, the Warmun Community Council and the Kimberley Land Council.
