Garry DJORLOM - Fish

2002, 47 x 17cm ADG:3108

ADG: 3108

Description

Fish, 2002

47 x 17cm, Ochre (natural earth pigment) on bark (eucalyptus tetrodonta)

Garry Djorlom - Biography

Born 1963

Language Kunwinjku

Community Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)

Outstation Gumarrirnbang

Region Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

Social Affiliation Dhuwa moiety

Stories Sugarbag Man, Lightning Man, Mimi (mimih) spirit figures, Yawk Yawk spirits, barramundi, frill neck lizard, geckos, yam, python and hollow log, rock python, kangaroo, Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent), Goanna.

Garry Djorlom is the son of Dudley Djorlom, a respected bark painter who taught his son to paint on rock and bark (eucalyptus tetradonta). As the son of a ceremonial leader, Garry learnt the traditional way of life, and is an excellent hunter and food gatherer. He has appeared in several documentaries depicting his art, dancing and traditional bush skills including fishing with a four-pronged spear and digging for yams.

Garry lives at Gumarrirnbang -a remote outstation in the stone country between Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) and Ramingining.

Awards

1998, Highly Commended, Australian Heritage Commission Art Award, Old Parliament House Canberra

Collections

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth.

Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin.

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia

Exhibitions

1994 Indigenart, Perth, WA

1996 Australian Heritage Commission Art Award, Old Parliament House Canberra

1997 October Gallery, London UK