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Kuninjku artist, Helen Lanyinwanga, was born in 1954. She is a senior textile artist who has been working with Bábbarra Designs since 2008. She often depicts her strong stone country and sacred rock themes in her designs. Helen has a key role mentoring young and emerging artists, and is mother to leading Bábbarra artists including Jennifer Wurrkidj and Deborah Wurrkidj, and grandmother to Ruth Bindiedbal.

Helen is also an accomplished artist in other mediums, notably basket weavings and prints on paper, for which she is represented by Maningrida Arts & Culture. In 2016, Helen received an award at the Northern Territory Textile Awards, alongside associates Deborah Wurrkidj and Raylene Bonson. Her artwork has toured the United States and been exhibited throughout Australia, and her textile art is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Helen 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. “Helen Lanyinwanga.” Bábbarra Women’s Centre. Last modified 2017. https://babbarra.com/artist/helen-lanyinwanga/.

Maningrida Arts and Culture. “Helen Lanyinwaga.” Maningrida Arts and Culture. Last modified 2017. https://maningrida.com/artist/helen-lanyinwanga/.

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2017

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2017