FIONA MOSBY | 'Aka Na Ngurpay' | 2023 | Monoprint on canvas Wik people not only equipped with this

not only equipped with this knowledge but also actively enacting it

*Image courtesy of the Mornington Island Art Centre*

It is used in all of my work and contains my totem – the crocodile

I learnt about this from sitting down with my aunty Parly Yunkaporta and she showed me how to make those string bags

and how this folds into her artistic practice

FIONA MOSBY | 'Aka Na Ngurpay' | 2023 | Monoprint on canvas Wik people not only equipped with this"Aka Na Ngurpay refers to the teaching of Aka (grandmother)gardening teaching, that values and learning in the family, and now to our children." My name is Fiona Mosby; I am a mid career artist and Torres Strait Islander woman. I believe in the importance and value for me as a young woman pertains to the values, beliefs and unique identity that what we share, carry and can impact in the lives of our family, community and who we are as individuals. As