Ngurra-Wanga, Place of Belonging
Lorna Dawson + Kimberley McKie
Untitled
ID:24-398
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 71cm x 56cm
Price: $1,625.00
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FROM THE ARTIST
Lorna Dawson
“My name is Lorna Faith Dawson.
My Mum is a full blood aboriginal. My Mum’s Father was a Nyamal Lore man. My Mum’s Mother was Nyiyparli woman. My Dad was a white man that was born in Jardee of W.A. I have 14 siblings. some have past away, I was raised in Perth and came back up to Hedland (where I was born), when I was a teenager. I have been in Hedland pretty much since then. Moved away and travelled around a bit but always came back to Hedland. I am sister to 14 siblings. I am a Mother to 4 wonderful children. I started volunteering in the studio in 2018 then became an arts worker. I am now the Lead Studio Assistant here.
For me I started painting as a personal journey. I picked up a skewer (used for painting dots). It helped me get through some real bad days. I just paint with dots. ‘I dabble in dots.’ I like to say. Sometimes I paint animals, sometimes I paint Country, sometimes I paint things on Country.”
Kimberley McKie
Kimberley McKie (1996) is a Njamal/Malgana woman. She was born in Perth and grew up in South Hedland, where she is both an artist and the Studio Coordinator at Spinifex Hill Studio.
“I was born in Perth. I moved here when I was two years old – very young. Grew up here and went to school here. I have an older brother
and two younger sisters, my mum and dad are both good artists also. I started to paint in school but didn’t really take it up much as a hobby until I graduated high school. I like to paint whatever is on my mind, I now paint in a contemporary birds-eye-view style. I love art itself and the creation of art. I love seeing other people interpret it in their own way.”
