John Mawurndjul John Mawurndjul i(9099434 works by)
Born: Established: 1952 ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kunwinjku / Gunwinggu / Gunwinygu
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BiographyHistory

'John Mawurndjul is one of the leading Indigenous Australian artists, receiving world recognition for his work. Kuninjku bark painter and sculptor he was born in 1952 at Mumeka, an important camping site for members of the Kurulk clan on the Mann River some 50 kms south of Maningrida settlement. He grew up at Mumeka and surrounding Tomkinson, Liverpool and Mann Rivers seasonal camps with only sporadic contacts with balandas (non-aboriginal people). In the late 1970's he was tutored in painting by his elder brother Jimmy Njiminjuma and uncle Peter Marralwanga, from whom he learned to use rarrk, the cross-hatched infill in new and innovative ways.' (Source: Maningrida Arts & Culture website)

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