Artist: Mickey Wilson | Title: Jilamara | Year: 2022 | Medium: ochre on canvas | Dimensions: 60 x 60 cm
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts, NT Cat No. 4-22
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
All Jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.
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, NT Cat No. 4-22
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
All Jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.
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