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Wala

Wala is the language name for water in Yorta Yorta. Water falls from the clouds, covers the land and fills the creeks and rivers. All the fish swim free.

 

 

Name: Suzanne Atkinson


Language: Yorta Yorta



Biography:

Suzanne Atkinson is a proud Yorta-Yorta woman, mother and grandmother. She is an emerging artist who practices in a range of different media that includes traditional weaving, ceramics, painting, poetry and wood burning. Taking inspiration from her mother’s creative talent and her own ability to make artwork from what nature could provide, Suzanne more recently studied Visual Art in a Bachelor Degree of Contemporary Arts/Visual Arts in 2015 at Deakin University and is currently enrolled in Certificate 3, Visual Arts Centre for Koorie Education, GOTAFE, Shepparton. In 2018, Suzanne presented her first solo exhibition titled Perfectly Imperfect at Kaiela Arts Shepparton.


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