Djirrirra Wunungmurra

  • Artist (Painter)
"Djirrirra Wunungmurra is a Dhalwangu artist from Gurrumurru, near Yirrkala. She comes from a renowned artistic family. Her father, Yangarriny Wunungmarra and brother Nawurapu Wunugnmarra, are known for their epic bark paintings depicting major Dhalwangu narratives and have taught Wunungmurra the exceptional skills that distinguish her artworks." [https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/110.2012/]
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exhibited at
Solidarity: Inscriptions for the future. Winsome Jobling, Djirrirra Wununmurra & Mulkun Wirrpanda
Date
22 June 2019 - 27 July 2019
Place
The Cross Art Projects
Description

These three artist educators deploy botanical illustration to tell stories: Winsome Jobling depicts accelerated climate change and Yolnu artists Djirrirra Wununmurra and Mulkun Wirrpanda depict the songs of sacred places to map the landscape and the relationships between various clans and explain the forces that act upon and within the environment and the spirit’s path through existence and deepening knowledge.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
The Cross Art Projects
Website
http://crossart.com.au/archive/114-2019-exhibitions-projects/353-solidarity-inscriptions-for-the-future
exhibited at
Rite of Spring / Rrarrandharr: Malaluba Gumana with Djirrirra Wunungmurra / Saskia Havekes
Date
10 September 2011 - 8 October 2011
Place
The Cross Art Projects, 8 Llankelly Place, Kings Cross, Sydney, 2011, Australia
Description

In the vast Top End, rrarrandharr, from August to October, is the dry season. Fish are fat and hungry and trees fruit. In Sydney, flowers herald the six seasons, now in transition from gossamer wattle to the waratah.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
The Cross Art Projects
Website
http://crossart.com.au/archive/100-2011-exhibitions-projects/144-rite-of-spring-rrarrandharr

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