Kuninjku artist, Jennifer Wurrkidj, was born in 1973 at Maningrida in north-central Arnhem Land. Since 1991, Jennifer has worked alongside her mother Helen Lanyinwanga and sister Deborah Wurrkidj at Bábbarra Women’s Centre, located at Maningrida in Central Arnhem Land (https://babbarra.com/).
Jennifer’s work at Bábbarra focuses primarily on the textile printing process. As well as designing her own textiles, she is highly experienced with both lino and screen printing, and prints regularly. Jennifer is also well known for her bark paintings, hollow logs and carved sculptures, where her works have exhibited throughout Australia and are held in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s collection. Jennifer is also experienced in customer service and as an arts worker.
Jennifer also took part in the ANKAAA Arts Worker Extension Program in 2016 (http://ankaaa.org.au/), where she aimed to develop her skills and knowledge. She stated, “I want to continue to develop my art skills and promote it all over Australia. I want to learn art, computers and dealing with different cultures.” Jennifer has also featured as one of the senior artists, mentoring the junior artists, in a group exhibition, Báb-barra: Women’s Printing Culture at The Cross Art Projects (2017) [http://www.crossart.com.au/current-show].
Reference List:
Bábbarra Women’s Centre. “Jennifer Wurrkidj.” Bábbarra Women’s Centre. Last Modified 2017. https://babbarra.com/artist/jennifer-wurrkidj/.
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. “Jennifer Wurrkidj.” Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. Last modified 2017. http://www.darwinaboriginalartfair.com.au/the-art-centres-4/babbarra.
Davidson, Christina. “Jennifer Wurrkidj.” In ANKAAA Arts Worker Extension Program 2016. Northern Territory: Tim Fairfax Association, 2016.
Nomad Art. “Jennifer Wurrkidj.” Nomad Art. Last modified 2017.
http://www.nomadart.com.au/?textile=kukurlk-kare-going-underground.
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emma_sheehan
- Date written:
- 2017
- Last updated:
- 2017
