This painting depicts Bak’ bididi (frogs) sitting around a billabong. The Arafura wetlands across East Arnhem Land are filled with billabongs during the wet season, providing the perfect living conditions for bak’ bididi. Their calls you can hear far and wide during the day and night.
Name: Evonne Gayuwrri
Language: Dabi
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Evonne Gayuwrri is an emerging painter who began her artistic journey at Bula’bula Arts in 2017. A dedicated and frequent presence in the studio, Evonne's work primarily explores themes from the wetlands and her totems. Her paintings often feature the Raypiny Dhawu (Freshwater Story), Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story), and Ngambi (Spearhead), reflecting important cultural stories.
Coming from a family of accomplished female artists, Evonne is part of a legacy that traces back to her grandmother, one of the first recognized female painters in Arnhem Land. Her grandmother's pioneering work has paved the way for the next three generations of artists. Evonne works daily alongside her mother and aunties, and is occasionally joined by her daughter and granddaughter, continuing the family tradition of expressing culture through art.
Ngambi (limestone spearheads) This painting illustrates elements from the Wagilag Sisters’ Creation story. Ngambi are the stone spear heads that the sisters collected at Ngilipitji on their way to Mirarrmina. The Wagilag Sisters’ Story is Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…