marrirra-marawili-decHomeland: Bäniyala Clan: Madarrpa, Yithuwa group Moiety: YirritjaFather is Mundukul, a name for the Ancestral Lightning Snake and the Black Headed Python found amonst other places Baraltja on Madarrpa clan land – the subject of many of...
dimathaya-burarrwanaHomeland: Bawaka Clan: Gumatj Moiety: YirritjaMy name is Theo Dimathaya BurarrwangaI graduated at the local School in Yirrkala but before that I went to St Joshua College down in Geelong. I really want it to learn something new for my future....
wedu-marikaHomeland: Yalaŋbara Clan: Rirratjiŋu Moiety: DhuwaMy name is Wedu Marika but everyone calls me Phillip. I was born in Yirrkala and I am a Rirratjingu man. I work in Buku-Larrnggay Mulka art centre. I do strapping and wrapping of the barks and larratjki....
nongirrna-marawiliHomeland: Bäniyala Clan: Madarrpa, Yithuwa group Moiety: YirritjaNoŋgirrŋa is the daughter of the Maḏarrpa warrior Mundukuḻ (lightning snake) and a Gälpu woman Buḻuŋguwuy. Noŋgirrŋa was a wife of Djapu statesman Djutjadjutja Munuŋgurr (deceased)...
muluymuluy-wirrpandaHomeland: Dhuruputjpi Clan: Dhudi-Djapu Moiety: DhuwaMuluymuluy was born at Ngukurr, her Father is Molulmi. She was the young wife of Wakuthi Marawili. Wakuthi was one of the oldest men in Arnhem land. He was known as Banbay – “Blind...
djirrirra-wununmurraHomeland: Gurrumuru Clan: Dhaḻwaŋu, Narrkala Moiety: YirritjaDjirrirra (also known as Yukuwa) assisted her father, Yanggarriny Wunungmurra (1932-2003), in his Telstra Award winning painting of 1997 and continually up until his death in 2003. She...
dhopiya-yunupinuHomeland: Biranybirany Clan: Gumatj, Rrakpala group Moiety: YirritjaDhopiya is a daughter of Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu. She lives and works in Yirrkala, North East Arnhemland. Her siblings include Australians of the Year, Galarrwuy and Mandawuy(Yothu Yindi...
bulthirrirri-wununmurraHomeland: Gurrumuru / Gangan Clan: Dhalwaŋu Moiety: YirritjaBulthirrirri is an emerging artist and the daughter (by Yolngu law) of great painter and sculpter Nawurapu Wunuŋmurra (dec). Under the guidance of her father (recently deceased)...
dhukumul-wanambiHomeland: Gurka’wuy Clan: Marrakulu Moiety: DhuwaI was born in Darwin, raised in Yirrkala and I attend Yirrkala School. I have a daughter named Amina who is five years old. I grew up watching my dad painting. My dad is W. Wanambi, he...
gayili-2-yunupinuHomeland: Biranybirany / Dhanaya Clan: Gumatj Moiety: YirritjaMy name is Gayili. I am from North East Arnhem Land. A place called Yirrkala. I come from the Gumatj tribe. Growing up watching my mother Yalmay painting I sometimes helped her with her...
manunu-2-munungurrHomeland: Gurrumuru Clan: Dhalwaŋu, Narrkala group Moiety: YirritjaManunu lives and works from her remote homeland at Gurrumurru. She makes carvings and baskets using materials and ochres sourced from her surrounding environment. Her Mokuy carvings...
gurmarrwuy-2-yunupinguHomeland: Biranybirany / Dhanaya Clan: Gumatj Moiety: YirritjaI am a Yirrkala girl from the beach camp (Rangi.) I come from a family of artists. All my father’s family and my mother’s side too. I love printmaking, looking at the...
nyalun-dundiwuy-2-munungurr-decHomeland: Waṉḏawuy Clan: Djapu, Balamumu Moiety: DhuwaStory from the artist in the late 1990’s while working as a printmaker.“In 1967 I finished school and wanted to work in the school as a Teaching Assistant in the old two...
lirrtjila-2-munungurrHomeland: Clan: Djapu Moiety: Lirrtjila is the daughter of Beŋgitj Ŋurruwuthun (a sister to famous ceremonial leader Ḏula) and Yanbarra Munuŋgurr ( a grandson of famous leader Woŋgu). Her elder sister Patrina and elder brother Barayuwa are both...
