Djalala & Wandjinas
Djalala & Wandjinas (wandjinas with boundary stones on their body). These Wandjinas are from Bell Gorge, 20km from Imintji Community on the Gibb River Road, where Edna lives with her family on her ancestral land). Edna combines the image of the Bell Gorge Wandjina with that of Djalala (the dotted circles inside the body of the Wandjina).
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions: 45cm x 45cm (unstretched canvas)
- Cat No. 24-0491
As well as having two major Kimberley painters (now deceased) as grandparents – Nyunkuny Paddy Bedford on her father’s side and Jack Dale Mengenen on her mother’s - Petrina has established herself as a dedicated artist in her own right.
The oldest of seven girls, Petrina has Gija affiliations on her father’s side and Ngarinyin on her mother’s and lives at Imintji community, 230 km east of Derby along the Gibb River Road.
Petrina first exhibited paintings at a commercial gallery in Perth at age twelve, when three of her canvases were hung alongside the work of her maternal grandfather, who she was exceptionally close to. Petrina uses her own style when painting, but the subjects she turns to are similar to her grandfather’s; Wandjina and classical stories relevant to her family.
Text from, 'Mowanjum Daytrip,' August 2015, by Philippa Jahn, Desert River Sea, Art Gallery of WA
The Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre is a creative hub for the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbal tribes, who make up the Mowanjum community outside Derby, Western Australia. These three language groups are united by their belief in the Wandjina as a sacred spiritual force and the creators of the land. They are the custodians of Wandjina law and iconography. The centre hosts exhibitions, workshops and community projects, as well as the annual Mowanjum Festival, one of Australia's longest running indigenous cultural festivals.
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