Yolngu often reflect traditional ceremonial and artistic activities which continue to be practised across the country carrying the spiritual forces of the ancestral beings from one generation to the next. In each artwork intricate cross-hatched images unify figurative elements to tell of a world of ancestral transformations.
This artwork features dancing spiders.
Name: Evonne Gayuwrri
Language: Dabi
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Evonne is Joy Burruna's daughter and granddaughter of famous pioneer Ramingining artist Dorothy Djukulil. Joy Burruna was taught to paint by her mother at a young age. Burruna believed it was important to pass down her knowledge to Evonne so also taught her to paint at a young age. Evonne enjoys painting her Mari (mothers mother) dreamings of Buliya (Catfish) and Banda (long-necked turtle).
Nawarlah (Brown River Stingray) Aboriginal art in Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land is commonly illustrated through designs and images of animals, plants, and landscape. These motifs commonly reflect the artists ancestral inheritance and their dreamings and Read more…
Djerrk (Bush String Bag) Djerrk are primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are Read more…