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Arnhem Land Artist Djalu Gurruwiwi was born on Wirriku, one of the smaller of the Wessel Islands, a group of islands off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. He often paints his country, Garrimala, which is the place where all his ancestors came from before spreading around the place. He also paints the Wessel Islands, country that is good for hunting turtle, as well as the deeper water that holds sacred and secret knowledge for the Galpu clan. He depicts the water as parallel curves of minyinti -sacred cross hatched design: “In the sea country there are many ritual ceremonies, they teach us who the country belongs to.” Djalu Gurruwiwi’s work has been shown in group exhibitions all over Australia including the 1990 ‘Spirit in Land: Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land’ at the National Gallery of Victoria, the ‘1994 Power of the Land: Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art’ at the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Eleventh and Twelfth National Aboriginal Art Award, the most important exhibition of Indigenous art held annually at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin. His work is represented in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. subjects and themes Mururruma rock associated with the green turtle, freshwater Javan file snake-djaykung (sacred totem to the Galpu clan), Bol’ngu the Thunderman, Wirriku -Wessel Islands, Witditj -Wagilag Sisters. collections National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. exhibitions Group exhibitions 1990 Spirit in Land, Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land, National Gallery of Victoria. 1994 Power of the Land, Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria. 1994 The Eleventh National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 1995 Miny’tji Buku Larrnggay, Paintings from the East, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. 1995 The Twelfth National Aboriginal Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 1997 The Painters of The Wagilag Sisters Story 1937-1997 National gallery of Australia 1997. 1998 4th National Indigenous Heritage Art Award, Old Parliament House, Canberra. 2000 Saltwater ,Yirrkala Bark paintings of Sea Country Powerhouse Museum, Sydney bibliography Saltwater Yirrkala Bark Paintings of Sea Country, Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre, Jenny Isaacs Publishing 1999. Caruana C & Lendon N. The Painters of The Wagilag Sisters Story 1937 - 1997 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 1997. The 4th National Indigenous Heritage Art Award Catalogue Australian Heritage Commission 1998. Arnold, J. et al, Nambara Art, promo booklet, 1990, Colemans Printing Nhulunbuy. Ryan, J., 1990, Spirit in Land, exhib. cat., National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Aboriginal Art Prints Home	region North East Arnhem Land state NT community Yirrkala born 1940 c language bloc Dhangu, Yolgnu language Galpu outstation Ngaypinya art centre Buku-Larrnggay Arts, Nambara Arts & Craft medium Bark painting, ochres on bark, material culture items, limited edition prints

DENNIS NONA CURRENT SOLO EXHIBITION

Sesserae: New Works by Dennis Nona

Paris, London, Sydney, Brisbane

Dennis Nona is widely acknowledged as one of, if not the most, important living Torres Strait Islander artist.

This exhibition of installations, limited edition linocuts, etchings and cast bronze sculptures showcases the artist's most recent work.

PARIS
The Australian Embassy
6 April - 8 June, 2006

LONDON
Rebecca Hossack Gallery
35 Windmill Street,
LONDON (Dates TBA)

SYDNEY
31 Lamrock Avenue
BONDI BEACH, NSW
30 March - 16 April, 2006

BRISBANE
Dell Gallery, Queensland College of Art
BRISBANE, QLD
3 June - 10 July 2005

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Other Australian and overseas venues and dates to be announced.

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