MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Aak Paamp (Freshwater Lagoon)’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas Fine Art Printmaking Niyama Private Islands and Atmosphere

Niyama Private Islands and Atmosphere Kanifushi

Thana koey uruyl

a hapless and constantly-flummoxed experiment gone wrong

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 Niyama Private Islands and AtmosphereWal 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