MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Aak Paamp (Freshwater Lagoon)’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas Fine Art Printmaking This story is from the

This story is from the people of Saibai who belong to the TABU (snake) clan

is a series of seven stars that appear in the night sky above Papua New Guinea in the shape of a shark

Thana koey uruyl

printed in Far North Queensland

He worked as a drover for no wages

MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Aak Paamp (Freshwater Lagoon)’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas Fine Art Printmaking This story is from theWal gnal series focuses on Marees Grandmother's totem. An emerging artist at Wik & Kugu, Maree is the granddaughter of the late Akay Koooila who was one of the first female painters in Aurukun. Like her grandmother, Maree applies bold colour combinations to express her unique cultural identify. Her paintings draw on the lands surrounding Aurukun, including her own tribal country of Wal ngal and Knox River. Maree belongs to the Winchanam Ceremonial