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Tiwi Art and Artists - Mary Elizabeth Mungatopi see the Artists prints Browse Tiwi Islands Prints
Mary was born in the bush between Mudlow and Karslake beaches on Melville Island, to Ally and Polly Miller. Ally was a strong and cultured man who was a ceremonial leader in that area. When Mary was five years old she was taken from her family to live at a mission on Bathurst island, in accordance with the governments assimilationist policies of that time. She did not return to Milikapiti, on Melville island, until she was 18 years old. Until this time Mary believed her parents were dead, however, when she returned her father took her to a traditional kulama ceremony, he taught her how to dance and she listened to her father singing songs. She did not understand much at first because she only spoke English. Later Ally & Polly taught her to speak Tiwi and to understand the meaning of the songs. Ally and Polly were both great carvers and Polly was also a weaver and made ornaments for traditional ceremony. Ally held a large traditional ceremony at Bagot Community near Darwin to mourn the passing away of his younger brother. Mary has lived at Snake Bat or Milikapiti ever since, she is a traditional land owner for that area and has been a regional council member for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Council. She recently commenced painting on paper and canvas and draws upon memories of her father’s paintings for inspiration. exhibitions Group exhibitions 1990 Ngini Parlini Jilamara (From the Old Designs) An Exhibition of Tiwi Dye-Printed Silks, Craft Council Gallery, Bullocky Point, Darwin. bibliography 1990, Ngini Parlini Jilamara (from the Old Designs), exhib. cat., Craft Council Gallery, Darwin. (C) Aboriginal Art Prints Home	region Bathurst & Melville Island state NT community Milikapiti language Tiwi outstation Wulirangku art centre Jilamara Arts & Crafts medium Painting, ochres, 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

OTHER EXHIBITION VENUES
Other Australian and overseas venues and dates to be announced.

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