Kuninjku artist, Melba Gunjarrwanga, was born in 1959 at Maningrida in the Northern Territory. Melba is a skilled printmaker, sculptor, weaver and bark painter represented by both the Bábbarra Women’s Centre and Maningrida Arts and Culture.
Over the last decade, Melba has taken part in multiple group exhibition across Australia and the world and her works have been presented by Maningrida Arts and Culture and within their collective shows. Her work is also held in the collections of Art Gallery of Western Australia, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia and The Australian National University Collection. Melba has also featured as one of the emerging 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:
Maningrida Arts and Culture. “Melba Gunjarrwanga.” Maningrida Arts and Culture. Last modified 2017. https://maningrida.com/artist/melba-gunjarrwanga/.
Stainer, L., Hall, R. Cameron, and Northern Editions. 2000. Land mark: Mirror Mark. Darwin, NT.: Northern Editions.
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- 2017
