Artist: Jimmy Nerrimah | Title: Kurtul Jila | Year: 2005 | Medium: synthetic polymer paint on canvas | Dimensions: 100 x 140 cm
PROVENANCE
Mangkaja Arts, WA Cat No. PC 179/05
accompanied by a Mangkaja Arts certificate
ARTWORK STORY
The Jila (living water) is in the centre with jilji (sanddunes) all around. Above is the pirnti (claypan) where we camped and below is a billabong nearby.
EXHIBITED
Unearthed, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW December 2008
Director’s Selection, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW March 2011
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Wili (Great Sandy Desert)
LANGUAGE
Walmajarri
BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Nerrimah, also known as Mawukura, was a distinguished Aboriginal artist from the Walmajarri group. Born around the mid-1920s, Nerrimah began painting relatively late in life, starting in the early 1990s. His art was heavily influenced by his intimate knowledge of his land and its waterholes, a theme prominently featured in his work.
© Adrian Newstead
PROVENANCE
Mangkaja Arts, WA Cat No. PC 179/05
accompanied by a Mangkaja Arts certificate
ARTWORK STORY
The Jila (living water) is in the centre with jilji (sanddunes) all around. Above is the pirnti (claypan) where we camped and below is a billabong nearby.
EXHIBITED
Unearthed, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW December 2008
Director’s Selection, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW March 2011
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Wili (Great Sandy Desert)
LANGUAGE
Walmajarri
BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Nerrimah, also known as Mawukura, was a distinguished Aboriginal artist from the Walmajarri group. Born around the mid-1920s, Nerrimah began painting relatively late in life, starting in the early 1990s. His art was heavily influenced by his intimate knowledge of his land and its waterholes, a theme prominently featured in his work.
© Adrian Newstead
