MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Ti-Tree Outstation Series’ | Acrylic on stretched canvasWal gnal series focuses on Marees Grandmother's totem. An emerging artist at Wik & Kugu, Maree is the granddaughter of the late Akay Koooila who was one of the first female painters in Aurukun. Like her grandmother, Maree applies bold colour combinations to express her unique cultural identify. Her paintings draw on the lands surrounding Aurukun, including her own tribal country of Wal ngal and Knox River. Maree belongs to the Winchanam Ceremonial

Paper: Hahnemuhle 300gsm warm white

The belly of the dugong has the rough winds of Sageraw Thonar blowing the waves and tides

which are passed down by our fore fathers to father to son

refers to Aboriginality on both sides of the family and

these essays capture the ambition

"I remember gettng a message that Aunty Sally Gabori was coming over to Bentinck to show us something

Its why our people have continued to pass on traditional stories and cultural traditions"

Skin oils and cosmetics may build up on the earrings over time and dull the colour of the titanium

Paper type: Hahnemule off white 300 GSM paper

JOHN MURRAY | 'Where we used to go fishing' | 2020 | Acrylic on Canvas

Dimensions 61 x91

NETTA LOOGATHA | ‘My Country’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas | 40