JEAN WALMBENG | 'Jean's Mother's Country (Series 2/7)' | PaintingBorn: 1950 Clan group: Apelech Language group: (Mother) Wik Alkan, (Father) Wik Alkan Homeland state: (Father) Kencherang Totem: (Father) White Cockatoo When I was a little girl I used to be playing marbles. My friends we used to always sit in the circle. Used to sit together and play the marbles after that we had to chase one another. It was called leewar in english its chasey. I used to be drawing in the sand thats my game I always did that. Now I

Mornington Island

Robinson is a multi-skilled contemporary artist

human relationships and relationship with place and objects as triggers to precious memories

The results combine styles as diverse as graffiti art through to intricate relief carvings and construction sculpture echoing images of Torres Strait cultural motifs

and the artist's contemporary life experiences growing up in Zenadh-Kes

Dry Point Etching

78x134cm (image size)

He has worked on a number of government and public art commissions including Kank inum–Nink inum (Old way–New way) for the Commonwealth Government (2002)

the publication examines the influences and experiences of the artist to shed light on how a boy from TI who loved to draw can develop into a senior contemporary practitioner and produce such an extraordinary body of work

Artwork story: When we go fishing and camping in my country we’ve got to give our underarm smell to every stranger that comes along with us

ROBERT TOMMY PAU | 'Mabo' | 2021 | Linocut on somerset velvet white 300gsm 100% cotton | 70 x 59

Kuruwayan yaadu palgan ngoelmun apaw zagethaw ngurpay kedha paypa kidh paru lagaka