Nagula Jarndu - Rowena Morgan "Kija Country" PINK (m/nja019)
Kija Country is designed by Rowena Morgan, a Kija woman from the Halls Creek area of The Kimberley. The design depicts the hills of this Country, particularly the Landsdowne Ranges.
MATERIALS: Acrylic and Stainless Steel.
DIMENSIONS: diameter approx. 5cm
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nagula Jarndu (Saltwater Woman) is a not-for-profit organisation led by seven Yawuru women directors and supported by over 150 Indigenous women members. They began in 1987 as a resource centre to preserve Yawuru language and culture and, over time, have transformed into a vibrant arts and textiles centre.
Rowena was born in Wyndham and grew up on Kija country in Halls Creek. She remembers spending time as a child sitting down in the dirt painting with her Grandmother, who taught her about important Kija knowledge and the stories she should paint. Rowena began learning printmaking at Nagula Jarndu in 2014, transferring her painting skills into block and screen-printed designs. Her artwork draws on aspects of her custodial country; the Lansdowne Ranges region of the East Kimberley; dry desert country, rocky riverbeds, spinifex grasslands and winding hillscapes and waterholes (full and drying up) and the creatures that inhabit these places. Rowena’s textiles are highly sought after and her choice of ochre and muted tones connects audiences further to her country and the specific colours it evokes. She is also a part-time artworker at Nagula Jarndu, facilitating artist studio support and skills development.
This item is available in Store at Midland Junction Arts Centre.
