MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Aurukun Wet Lands’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas 30 x 30 "My mum was born at

"My mum was born at Minikuri on the west side of Bentinck Island

Gulnay Elder

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ALVIN GAVENOR | 'Kajawur - Dance Hat' (1) | Artefact

MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Aurukun Wet Lands’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas 30 x 30 "My mum was born atWal 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