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Pandanus & Dilly Bag

The 2025 Gapu series is the 12th workshop series in Djilpin’s long collaboration with Basil Hall Editions. Djilpin Artists worked, for the first time, with Printmaker Antonia Aitken. Collograph plates were developed by 15 artists over a week in April at Djilpin Arts Centre in Wugularr (Beswick). For Series XII, artists have depicted traditional string and dilly bags, bathi, exploring the place of these artefacts in culture, ceremony and mythology.

Evangeline Wilson’s print for Gapu XII was selected for Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award (August) with the complete Series launching at Honey Bones Galley, Melbourne (October 2025).

Name: Alonza Ashley


Language: Kriol, Mayali


Community: Wugularr (Beswick)


Biography:

Alonza grew up in Beswick / Wugularr interested in sports, namely softball and basketball.  Her artistic influences were mostly through Marrara Christian College boarding school where she enjoyed the art room.

Her Father influenced her style with his traditional bark paintings in Maningrida.

Alonza began her artistic exploration with a Collagraph Print made for Djilpin Arts in 2025.


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