NETTA LOOGATHA | ‘Nyinyilki’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas | 51 h x 40.5 w cm shark Growing up on this island

Growing up on this island in the early to late 1970s these sightings were always common during mango season

Samuel Clarmont 'Old ladies weaving 2'

This series has a whimsical playful feel in a variety of earths's metals tha treflect the glinting sun and the natural environment

and implementing other natural materials like shells and seeds

This pair is adorned with geometric motifs

NETTA LOOGATHA | ‘Nyinyilki’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas | 51 h x 40.5 w cm shark Growing up on this island"It's good to make artworks, learn from each other. We learned all about our country and story places from our old people. Now we are painting and drawing them so our grandchildren will learn all about them. Our Aunty Sally Gabori showed us the way, to learn from her and follow in her footsteps. We have our own paintings and drawings now of our homelands and sacred places, where we were born, oyster reefs and waterholes or camping spots. I am happy to