Shenane Jago: Norgin (large) #2

Shenane Jago: Norgin (large) #2'My Country of the Norgin' solo exhibition *Norgin means crocodile in Kurtijar language Shenane Jago Ceramic and copper wire, 2022 60 x 26cm Shenane Rainbow Jago is a proud Kurtijar woman, living and working in Normanton, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Shenane has been involved in the arts for over ten years, but in 2022 presents her first solo exhibition at UMI Arts Gallery in Cairns, as the graduate of UMI Arts Exhibition Ready program. My

adhesive & natural fibre of raffia

wool & adhesive

translucent fabric with loose open weave

Rosie is a self-taught

Ina's Story is an engaging

Desert Country

The story in this book is not a traditional Lardil story

as the graduate of UMI Arts’ Exhibition Ready program

My interests in the ocean have varied over the years and I remember while studying venomous animals I became fascinated with Lionfish

This striking art is very distinctive and unlike any other Indigenous art in Australia but is little known outside the region

40 or 50 years later

Within this region there are distinct Indigenous tribal groups that have inhabited the rainforest for thousands of years