Artist: Mickey Wilson | Title: Kirluwarringa (stingray) | Year: 2021 | Medium: ochre on canvas | Dimensions: 60 x 60 cm
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Cat No. 579-21
ARTWORK STORY
Kirluwarringa is the Tiwi word for stingray, which is a nutritious food source found in the ocean waters around the Tiwi Islands.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
BIOGRAPHY
Mickey Wilson, known locally in Milikapiti as Fogarty, is a talented Tiwi painter and carver who joined the Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association in 2022. He comes from Jurrupi (Jessie Rover) and inherits the Narringari (Magpie goose) dreaming dance. Reflecting on his early influences, Mickey says, “John Wilson is my dad in Tiwi way [uncle]. I remember watching him painting, carving, mixing colours with his partner, but she has passed away.”
In 2022, Mickey’s work was showcased in several group exhibitions: YOYI (dance) at the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at the University of Melbourne, Ngininguwula Kurrujipuni (Our Tiwi Ochre Colours) at the DoubleTree Hilton in Darwin, and the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair at the Darwin Convention Centre.
REFERENCES
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Cat No. 579-21
ARTWORK STORY
Kirluwarringa is the Tiwi word for stingray, which is a nutritious food source found in the ocean waters around the Tiwi Islands.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
BIOGRAPHY
Mickey Wilson, known locally in Milikapiti as Fogarty, is a talented Tiwi painter and carver who joined the Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association in 2022. He comes from Jurrupi (Jessie Rover) and inherits the Narringari (Magpie goose) dreaming dance. Reflecting on his early influences, Mickey says, “John Wilson is my dad in Tiwi way [uncle]. I remember watching him painting, carving, mixing colours with his partner, but she has passed away.”
In 2022, Mickey’s work was showcased in several group exhibitions: YOYI (dance) at the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at the University of Melbourne, Ngininguwula Kurrujipuni (Our Tiwi Ochre Colours) at the DoubleTree Hilton in Darwin, and the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair at the Darwin Convention Centre.
REFERENCES
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association