“This one jilji warnti (sandhills) karra (east) from Japingka. We walked around hunting here for kirlka (sand goanna)” said Walka Molly Rogers. Purchased from Mangkaja Arts in Fitzroy Crossing in 2001, Walka Molly Rogers, (Circa 1929 – 2006), a Walmajarri…
Completed in October 1991, Arnhem Land artist Les Mirrikkurriya’s bark painting, shown above, describes the Rainbow Serpents ‘Borlung’ in action. Written on the Maningrida Arts Certificate of authenticity, attached reverse, is a precis of the image’s intriguing narrative. The Serpents, with…
Roy Wiggan is from the Bardi group in Western Australia. Ilma is a term that refers to open ceremonies performed by the Bardi people and the objects used in these ceremonies. The Bardi’s country is situated north of Broome on…
“Bush Plums I paint, all the bush plums, all the flowers, all the country”. Price on application. Luminous: Contemporary Art From The Western Desert – Travelling Exhibition, 2005 – 2007Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 17 June – 24 July 2005Bundoora…
One of the past but increasingly recognised artists from Ngukurr community, South East Arnhem Land, Dinah Garadji (Garradji)’s painting expresses the joy and beauty the artist felt for her country. With an innate sense of colour harmony and using confident…
Maruku Arts certificate for this painting says: “Jim Nyukuti is an experienced carver brought up on the Tjukurpa of his Grandfathers in his ancestral country around the Peterman Ranges. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Maruku organisation and…
“Willie Gudabi (1916-1996) was born on Nutwood Downs Station. He grew up in Alawa country, hunting and gathering on the margins of small cattle stations such as St Vidgeon, Bauhinia Downs, Nutwood Downs and Tanumbirini. Before he went to live…
Rosie’s baskets have been included in various weaving exhibtions and art touring shows such as ‘A Thousand Journeys’: A Thousand Journeys Travelling Exhibition Itinerary 1998 – 2001 Tin Sheds, Gallery, University of Sydney, 27 March to 18 April 1998 Tamworth…