Title
Martuwarra
2016
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Fitzroy Crossing
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Kimberley
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Western Australia
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Australia
- Cultural origin
- Walmajarri, Kimberley region
- Date
- 2016
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 240.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Wendy Barron Bequest Fund 2016
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 297.2016
- Copyright
- © Sonia Kurrarra. Licensed by Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency
- Artist information
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Sonia Kurarra
Works in the collection
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About
"Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Nookanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku(shark), wirritunany (sawfish) and stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
Sonia Kurrara grew up in the river country at Noonkanbah (Yungngnora), south-west of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She has worked through Mangkaja Arts since its establishment in the early 1990s and in recent years has become known for her vibrant, energetic paintings that celebrate her riverland home of Martuwarra.
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Places
Where the work was made
Fitzroy Crossing