'BILLY MISSI'N WAKAIN THAMAI' | Exhibition CatalogueBilly Missi, 1970 2012, was a Maluilgal man from Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. Billy is known as one of the leading printmakers of this region, having exhibited widely and achieved both national and international acclaim. He comes from a respected family of art practitioners and choreographers, from the tribes of Wagedagam, Geomu and Panai in Malu Lilgal (Western Torres Strait). Exhibition catalogue featuring over 50 iconic and rare artwork

Kala Lagaw Ya translation: Alick Tipoti

patterns of repetition

"The sabagorar pendant was originally carved as a bridal pendant from turtle shells and was part of the many items that was collected by Alfred C Haddon in 1898 during The Recording of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits

screenprint

DTHANI (FIG TREE)

FIONA ELISALA | 'Akana Nagu' | 2016 | Etching | Edition of 10

Paper type: Hahnemule off white 300 GSM paper and Iwaki

Country/origin

Getha doegam kunay babanu kursi palayzinga

RUBEN AMBRYM | 'Shark' | 2009 | Two colour etching | 39 x 26

dingos and birds are representations of figures of potent religious and spiritual significance

from Ho Chin Min City to Mumbai