Click to enlargeNetta Loogatha Birrmuyingathi Maali
c.1942 – 2022
- Region
- Central Desert & Tanami
- Community
- Bentinck Island
- Language group
- Kaiadilt – Kayardild language
My Country, 2019
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
51 x 41 cm
$2,200
- Provenance
- Mirndiyan Gununa, Mornington Island, Qld Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mirndiyan Gununa, Mornington Island Art
- Exhibited
- My Country, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Redfern, NSW, January 2023 Sydney Contemporary 2022, Booth A03, Sydney, September 2022 Pages From the Atlas, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Redfern, NSW, April 2022 A Cooee Christmas Next Gen 2021, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Redfern, NSW, December 2021
- Artwork story
- "This is my Country on Bentinck Island at Oak Tree Point. We call it Lookati in our Kayardild language. I was born here at Bilmee, Dog Story Place." “I paint the story places, all different places, true story places. We learned these from the old people. We learned what’s not for touching. They tell us what it means. We do this so we can pass these stories down to our grandchildren while we’re still alive. They love to hear our stories because of the olden time Dreamtime stories and dancing. There are lots of things that I remember to tell in stories.” “I am happy to show other people My Country and Culture. It brings a smile to my face when I finish an artwork and see a part of me on it.” - Netta Loogatha Birmuyingathi Maali