Yindili, kingfisher My painting is about the Yindili, kingfisher. There are a lot of kingfishers in Wujal Wujal. I was born in Katherine in the Northern Territory. I grew up in Darwin and spent time in Milingimbi. I decided to move to Wujal Wujal in 2022 to spend time with Read more…
Painting Our Culture This painting reflects the patterns, animals and stories from my culture.
Kababina, waterlily My painting represents the waterlily that live and grow around my bubu (country). I love going out bush and am enjoy looking at the wetlands which gives me inspiration for my artwork. I am a Nyungul woman. My art depicts cultural, historic and contemporary stories from my Country, the Helensvale and Read more…
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton / jute It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast. the bag also has matchbox seeds hanging from the bottom of the bag as decoration.
Kunkurra (Spiral Wind) – Audrey Top ‘My designs, they are all alive living up in my head’- Janet Marawarr Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this design can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of Read more…
Kunred Kodbarre (The Louvre) “This design is new and tells a different story of when I went to Paris. This building in the middle of my design is the Louvre. We went and saw that big building made of glass, and there were lots of people walking around. In Paris, Read more…
Man-djarduk (Red Bush Apples) – Audrey Top Deborah Wurrkidj is a Kuninjku artist from the Kurulk clan whose country lies around the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land. In this design she has depicted man-djarduk (red bush apples) – a sweet, crisp bush food that is a favourite to collect. Man-djarduk Read more…
Man-ngarre (Native Grasses) Handmade Lino Print Waistcoat Circa 2016
Collecting Manme (Bush Food) ‘All that jungle around Mumeka, on the other side of the river.. that’s where we go looking for manme (bush food) like manyawok (cheeky yam) and karrbarda (long yam). The yawk yawk (young woman spirit) is holding a kunkaninj (digging stick), kun-madj (dilly bag) and all Read more…