Sonia Kurarra, Mangkaja Arts.

Sonia Kurarra grew up in the river country at Yungngora (Noonkanbah) in the Kimberly. Her work depicts the sandy Fitzroy River that runs directly behind her community, and the parlka [barramundi] and kurlumajarti [catfish] that were the survival foods of her youth and which, according to Mangkaja Arts Co-ordinator, Katie McGuire, are “etched into her psyche, coming out on her canvases.“ She is the winner of the 2010 Western Indigenous Australian Art Award for exceptional achievement.
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an abstract painting with many different colors and patterns on it, including blue, green, brown
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 120 x 120 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with many colors and shapes
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 180 x 120 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with blue and green colors
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Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 90 x 90 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with pink and red colors
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Sonia Kurrara, Martuwarra, Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 120 cm. ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore.
an abstract painting in blue and green with swirls on the bottom, surrounded by smaller circles
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra 103-14
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 20!4, acrylic paint on canvas, 120 x 60 cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
an abstract painting with red and purple colors
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 180 x 120 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with pink and red colors
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 180 x 240 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with green and blue colors
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra 99-14
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 20!4, acrylic paint on canvas, 137.5 x 97.5 cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
an abstract painting with blue and green colors
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 240 x 180 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an art work that is made with colored crayons and ink on paper,
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra 145/11
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 20!4, acrylic paint on canvas, 90 x 120cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
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an abstract painting with pink, purple and orange colors on the bottom half of it
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 120 x 120 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with red, white and blue colors
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra 556-13
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 20!4, acrylic paint on canvas, 90 x 120cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
an abstract painting with green and yellow colors
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra 4-14
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 20!4, acrylic paint on canvas, 90 x 120cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
an abstract painting with red and pink colors
Australian Indigenous Artwork for Sale
Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2013, 120 x 120 cm. Mankaja Arts; ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. "Martuwarra is my river country; this painting is all about the Fitzroy River which flows down through Noonkanbah where I live. All kinds of fish live in the water, we catch big mob of fish here. I like Parlka (barrumundi). We catch catfish and brim here too. Nganku (shark), Wirritunany (swordfish) and Stingray also live here. These fish live in these waters long after the flood has gone."
an abstract painting with yellow and green colors on it's surface, including lines
Sonia Kurarra, Barramundis swimming 181-14
Sonia Kurarra, "Barramundi swimming," 2014, acrylic on linen, 240 x 120 cm. Mangkaja Arts, Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney.
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