MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Paamp (Lagoon)’ | Synthetic Polymer on CanvasWal gnal series focuses on Marees Grandmother's totem. An emerging artist at Wik & Kugu, Maree is the granddaughter of the late Akay Koooila who was one of the first female painters in Aurukun. Like her grandmother, Maree applies bold colour combinations to express her unique cultural identify. Her paintings draw on the lands surrounding Aurukun, including her own tribal country of Wal ngal and Knox River. Maree belongs to the Winchanam Ceremonial

Mazau bidthail (reef squid) 2008

When its Guth (low tide) its always easy to find dead starfish

Therefore it is placed at the centre of this piece

'Gijalordi bana boongan'

Fiona de nes these ancestral stories as “true stories

Kazilayg (2016) shows the pregnant dugong during the gestation period

She is currently Studio Co-ordinator at Moa Arts as well as being a leading artist

I have served as the vice president of our management committee for 4 years

developing an impressive body of new works in etching and linocut

but its holds strong in preservation

Sally Murray

printed in Far North Queensland