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Shirley Purdie

Ngarranggarnin Warnarran Gelengen - Dreamtime olden days now

Shirley Purdie is a senior Gija artist and began painting her Country in the early 1990s. Known for her richly textured natural earth pigments on canvas, Purdie’s work draws on traditional Gija stories and Ngarranggarni (Dreaming). Significant places such as Baloowa, Jirragin and Gilban, that now lie on Country taken in by Violet Valley and Mabel Downs cattle stations, are prominent themes in Shirley’s paintings. Colonial histories of the region also figure in her work in which she relates accounts of early contact, massacre, warfare and indentured labour since the incursion of pastoralists into Gija land in the late 1800s. Concentrating on both contemporary and traditional narratives, Purdie will present an outstanding selection of works celebrating life at Warmun. It is an exhibition of the traditional juxtaposed with the modern.

The exhibition runs from 26 June - 17 July
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Violet Valley Campground (101-21)

Violet Valley Campground (101-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (127-21)

Untitled (127-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Untitled (126-21)

Untitled (126-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (075-21)

Untitled (075-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (074-21)

Untitled (074-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (060-21)

Untitled (060-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (059-21)

Untitled (059-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Untitled (058-21)

Untitled (058-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

My life. My family (296-13)

My life. My family (296-13)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 150 x 150 cm / Unavailable

Mistake Creek (076-21)

Mistake Creek (076-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Gilban (108-21)

Gilban (108-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Yalangi Cave (152-21)

Yalangi Cave (152-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Ginga Gumpu (154-21)

Ginga Gumpu (154-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (103-21)

Untitled (103-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Place where I was born (141-21)

Place where I was born (141-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Shirley-Purdie-Wangkanal-(153-21)

Shirley-Purdie-Wangkanal-(153-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Violet Valley (161-21)

Violet Valley (161-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Violet Valley (160-21)

Violet Valley (160-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Hunting Echidna in the night time (142-21)

Hunting Echidna in the night time (142-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / 🔴

Untitled (099-21)

Untitled (099-21)

Shirley Purdie
natural ochre on canvas 45 x 45 cm / Unavailable

Untitled (064-21)

Untitled (064-21)

Shirley Purdie
ochre, wood, grass, boab nuts, seed pods 27 x 25 x15 cm / 🔴

Untitled (063-21)

Untitled (063-21)

Shirley Purdie
ochre, wood, grass, boab nuts, seed pods 39 x 22 x14 cm / 🔴

Untitled (061-21)

Untitled (061-21)

Shirley Purdie
ochre, wood, grass, boab nuts, seed pods 42 x 14 x19 cm / 🔴

Untitled (062-21)

Untitled (062-21)

Shirley Purdie
ochre, wood, grass, boab nuts, seed pods 42 x 18 x12 cm / AU$450

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