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Nationality
  
Australian

Name
  
Ginger Munduwalawala

Role
  
Artist


Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Nyamiyukanji the river country 1997 by Munduwalawala

Born
  
c. 1937
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Awards
  
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (1987) Alice Prize (1992) John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize (1993) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Commission Award (1993) Australia Council Fellowship (1997)

Died
  
September 1, 2002, Borroloola, Australia

Artwork
  
Ngak Ngak, Garimala, Limmen Bight Country

193405- Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 'Limmen Bight Country' 1993


Ginger Riley Munduwalawala (circa 1936 – 1 September 2002) was an Australian contemporary artist. He was born in Marra country, in the Limmen Bight area of the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. His first language was Marra, now a critically endangered language. Riley became an artist during the 1950s as a result of his encounter with Albert Namatjira.

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Nyamiyukanji the river country 1997 by Munduwalawala

Riley was known for his distinctive style of using bright pallet to paint a landscape of Gulf of Carpentaria, populated by mythological figures who created the region. His art is a fusion of "Aboriginal" and "contemporary". He was referred as "the boss of colour". Riley was awarded the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 1987, the Northern Territory's Alice Prize in 1992, John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize in 1993, the first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Commission Award in 1993 and an Australia Council Fellowship for 1997/98.

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The National Gallery of Victoria held a 10-year retrospective of his work in 1997. It was the first time a public institution in Australia honoured a living Aboriginal artist in this way.

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Mara country Ginger Riley MunduwalawalaMarra NGV

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Indigenous Art in the NGV Collection

References

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Wikipedia