Gulumbu Yunupingu
Gulumbu Yunupingu is an Aboriginal artist and women's leader from the Yolngu people who live in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a member of the Gumatj clan and speaks the Gumatj language. She was born between 1943 and 1947 in Biranybirany, in North-east Arnhem Land. She is a sister of Aboriginal leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Mandawuy Yunupingu, the singer from rock band Yothu Yindi.
Her art has been widely exhibited all around the world, and was the opening exhibit in the newly-restored $370 million Quai Branly Museum in Paris [1] Her work is also exhibited in the National Gallery of Australia [2] and she has won many awards for her work. In 2004 she won the 21st National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for a piece entitled Garak, The Universe, which consists of three memorial poles, decorated in her own style, which combines traditional Yolngu designs with her own modern interpretation.
References
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/paris-infused-with-indigenous-spirit/2006/06/19/1150701485063.html Gulumbu Yunupingu exhibit in the Quai Branly Museum in Paris
- ^ http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=144812 Entry for Gulumbu Yunupingu in the National Gallery of Australia