Dhuwarrwarr Marika

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Dhuwarrwarr Marika
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Mawalan 1 Marika (father)
RelativesWandjuk Marika (brother),
Banduk Marika (sister),
Bayngul Marika (sister)
Laklak Marika (sister)
FamilyMarika Family

Dhuwarrwarr Marika (born 1946), also known as Banuminy, a female

bark painter, carver, mat maker, and printmaker.[2]

Early life

Dhuwarrwarr Marika, also known as Banuminy, was born in 1946 in

basketry from her mother and aunt. Her father allowed for her to help him with his painting towards the end of his life, when his health was slowly deteriorating.[5] After consultation with his sons, brothers, and other community elders, Dhuwarrwarr was authorised to paint alongside her father, including the painting of sacred designs. After the death of her father, she took a break from painting and when she expressed interest in continuing, she requested permission from her brothers once again.[2]

She is believed by many (including Howard Morphy and herself) to be the first Yolngu woman to be given permission to paint sacred designs on her own.[citation needed]

Career

After graduating from school, Marika worked as a nurse in Yirrkala, Darwin and Sydney before returning home and developing her artistic skills.[6] Her earliest recorded paintings were completed in the 1970s.[6]

Over time, she has become more active in bark painting, carving, mat making, and printmaking. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions around the world from the 1980s onwards, including Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. She has also exhibited work in one solo exhibition, which sold out in a matter of five minutes, titled “Milngurr - Sacred Spring” at the Vivien Anderson Gallery in Melbourne in 2008.[2]

In 1999, together with sisters

Yirrkala Church Panels.[7]

Marika has produced

Darwin Airport, the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, and the Atherton School in Queensland.[6]

Her artistic style combines Rirratjingu sacred designs from her father with more contemporary elements.

native hibiscus, earth pigments on ironwood, and print making.[8]

She has created numerous prints at the Yirrkala Print Space at the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre. At the Yirrkala Print Space,[9] Marika works alongside other female artists. She considers her artwork as a means of passing her culture to the next generations and a way of sharing her culture with the outside world.[6]

Political involvement

Marika is an executive member and women's council representative for the

Gove Land Rights Case of 1971.[5] This case eventually led to the passing of the first land rights legislation in Australia.[10]

As a senior statesperson for her people, Marika has participated in numerous local and national committees. In 1993, she was invited to Europe as a speaker for the opening of the international travelling exhibition Aratjara - Art of the First Australians.[11]

Collections

Marika's work is featured in major public collections across the world, including:

Significant exhibitions

Awards

  • 1990: Professional Development grant, from the Aboriginal Arts Unit of the
    Australia Council for the Arts

References

  1. ^ "Untitled (Turtle and Fish) by Dhuwarrwarr Marika". Australian National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dhuwarrwarr Marika". Australian National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Yolngu Culture". Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Banduk Marika". Sites and Trails NT. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dhuwarrwarr Marika". Gallery Gondwana. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e National Museum of Australia. "The Marika family". www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ Angel, Anita (3 February 2011). "(Nancy) Gaymala Yunupingu". Charles Darwin University. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Buku-Larnnggay Mulka Centre" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Buku Art Centre: Yirrkala Print Studio". Buku Art Centre. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  10. S2CID 159400237
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  11. ^ Mundine, Djon (June 2013). "Ich Bin Ein Aratjara: 20 years later". Artlink. 33 (2): 52–55.
  12. ^ "Dhuwarrwarr Marika | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "NGA collection search results". artsearch.nga.gov.au. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Tarnanthi". Mutual Art. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka: Mittji". Mutual Art. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery NYC: Grey Areas". Mutual Art. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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