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M A L A L U B A G U M A N A P R I S M bar k paintings ceremonial poles R E R R K I R RWA N G A M U N U N G U R R bar k paintings N AW U R A P U W U N U N G M U R R A mokuy RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS

1 M A L A L U B A G U M A N A P R I S M bar k paintings ceremonial poles R E R R K I R RWA N G A M U N U N G U R R bar k paintings N AW U R A P U W U N U N G M U R R A mokuy RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS OPENING Wednesday 29 August 6:30-9:00 pm Exhibition dates 28 August - 6 October 2012 ANNANDALE GALLERIES 110 Trafalgar Street Annandale Sydney NSW 2038 AUSTRALIA T (61-2) annangal@oz .com.au Directors Bill & Anne Gregory

2 MALALUB A GUMANA Malaluba Gumana (b. 1952), the daughter of Gumuk Gumana and Marratj Gurruwiwi, is known for her marwatthe cross hatching technique. Using a fine hair brush, Malaluba paints complex and fluid works that mainly feature the clan designs of her mother s Gålpu clan. Her art and iconographical practice often refers to the story of the Rainbow Serpent. Wititj is the all powerful rainbow serpent (olive python) that traveled through Gålpu clan lands. Djaykung, the Javanese filesnake, is a companion and possibly alternate incarnation of Wititj, living in amongst the Dhatam (waterlillies) causing Djari (rainbows) to appear on the surface of the water. The story of Wititj is a story of storms and monsoons; it has particular reference to the mating of Wititj during the beginning of the wet season when the Djarrwa (square shaped thundercloud) begin forming and the lightning starts striking. The power of the storm is shown by the use of diagonal lines, which represents the trees knocked down by Wititj as it moves from place to place. Since 2006, Malaluba has been a prolific artist, creating larger and more complex works that fully reveal her spontaneous hand. She has since shown in a number of successful group and solo exhibitions, and features in the permanent collection of the AGNSW, the NGA, as well as the Larrikitj Collection of Kerry Stokes.

3 Dhatam x 37 cm BLA743

4 Djarrwark at Garrimala x 36 cm BLA744

5 Dhatam x 44 cm BLA755

6 Dhatam x 26 cm BLA756

7 Dhatam x 30 cm BLA757

8 Dhatam x 31 cm BLA758

9 Dhatam x 24 cm BLA759

10 Dhatam x 24 cm BLA760

11 Dhatam x 25 cm BLA761

12 Dhatam x 30 cm BLA762

13 Dhatam x 79 cm BLA763

14 Dhatam x 34 cm BLA764

15 Dhatam x 34 cm BLA765

16 Dhatam x 36 cm BLA766

17 Dhatam x 73 cm BLA767

18 Dhatam natural earth ;pigments on ceremonial poles cm

19 RERRKIRRWANGA MUNUNGURR Rerrkirrwanga Munungurr (b. 1971) comes from a family of artists. Her parents and elder sister are all art producers, and Rerrkirrwanga was taught to paint by her late father Djutjadjutja, a senior Djapu statesman and award-winning artist. Many of the paintings attributed to her father in the early 1990s were actually finished by Rerrkirrwanga. Rerrkirrwanga now has the authority to paint for herself, and has become a successful artist known for her fine signature marwatthe technique. She consciously strives to achieve the finest rendition of cross hatching possible, using a handmade brush of fine straight human hair. In 2009, Rerrkirrwanga won the Best Bark Painting category at the National Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander Art awards, and her paintings are included in major collections including the NGV, Melbourne.

20 Gurtha 2011 cm BLA731

21 Gurtha 2011 cm BLA732

22 Gurtha x 19 cm BLA733

23 Gurtha x 22 cm BLA734

24 Gurtha x 21 cm BLA735

25 Gurtha x 90 cm BLA736

26 Gurtha x 66 cm BLA737

27 Gurtha x 39 cm BLA738

28 Gurtha x 37 cm BLA740

29 Gurtha x 32 cm BLA741

30 Gurtha x 26 cm BLA742

31 NAWURAPU WUNUNGMURRA Nawurapu Wunungmurra (b. 1952) was trained by his late father Yangarriny Wunungmurra, an award-winning artist and senior Yirritja moiety elder. Nawurapu first started by assisting his father on his paintings, but as his own spiritual authority increased, he began working as an artist in his own right. Amongst his diverse art practice that includes bronze, bark and Larrikitj, Nawurapu has gained recognition and accolades for his unique Mokuy or dancing spirits, which won the inaugural Telstra New Media Art award in These figures, although appearing confronting at first, actually represent dance and are therefore quite benign. Presented together in a dancing group, the figures are powerful in effect. Nawurapu has shown in a number of shows in Australia and overseas including the Moscow Biennale and Paris. He was last shown at the Annandale Galleries in 2011 together with two other Yirrkala artists. Nawurapu is included in numerous Australian collections including the NGV, AGNSW, Kerry Stokes Collection and the Queensland Art Gallery, which bought a set of his Mokuy in 2009.

32 Mokuy natural earth pigments on wood cm

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Published 2012 by Annandale Galleries 650 copies ISBN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Published 2012 by Annandale Galleries 650 copies ISBN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Published 2012 by Annandale Galleries 650 copies ISBN 978-0-9872476-0-5 Design by Anne & Bill Gregory Production by Mathieson Trevitt of Annandale Galleries & Graham Claydon of Sydney