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A cute small work by Lily featuring her magical Wandjina image and Gyorn Gyorn figures, which Lil paints infrequently. However, both images do appear on the rocks in her area and this makes the work on offer rather special. This famous Elder Artist is so incredibly talented and every piece she executes is significant. Represented in major collections throughout the world, all art lovers should own a work of Lily’s to hold and admire and cherish.
Lily Karadada has been painting Wandjina Rock Art of the Kimberley for many many years. The matriarch of an extended and incredibly talented family, Lily is arguably the best known of the Wandjina artists. She was awarded the Centenary Medal for her Contribution to Art in 2003, a well deserved honour.
To execute rock art paintings, the artist must be able to sketch, and with no formal training, this lady at age 86 certainly can. To watch her paint is a privilege. She is as comfortable painting with acrylic as she is with ochre, and her etchings which she produced in the past are simply the best.
Lily’s style is distinctive, precise and powerful with a certain whimsical charm – instantly recognisable as “Lily”. Every figure of the Rain God Wandjina she paints seems to have a personality of its own.
Below is an image of a very old photograph of Lily and her husband Jack taken at the first ever exhibition of Kalumburu art in Perth many years ago (the works depicted are ochre on bark painted by Jack and his brother Louis). Lily’s involvement in the art world spans many decades.
WANDJINA AND GYORN GYORN
ARTIST: Lily Karadada (Karedada)
BORN: Prince Regent River Area 1921
LANGUAGE: Woonambal
SKIN: Jirrengger
TITLE: Wandjina and Gyorn Gyorn
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas (stretched, ready to hang)
DIMENSION: 30cm x 25cm
EXECUTED: 2007
Artist's Description
The Rainmaker Wandjina is in her cave with those Gyorn Gyorns there. She sends down the rain for people and animals to live. She has no mouth, but when you go into her caves you can hear her whispering (the noise made by the wind in the caves where many of the Wandjina figures appear). This one is a proper pretty one – it’s a little one for luck. The Wandjina are little people you know.
Please Note:
Lily executed this work for the source gallery in Kalumburu and the staff at the Medical Clinic were kind enough to post them for her on completion. Due to Lily’s current poor health she is unable to come down to Kununurra for photos, therefore this artwork does not come with a picture of Lily holding it. However a provenance sheet, artist profile and most importantly a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity is supplied.
ARTIST PROFILE
Lily was born Prince Regent River area c. 1921. From her father's country, Woombangowangoorr, she went with her mother and family to Mitchell Plateau. She married Jack Karadada and eventually settled in Kalumburu, where she still lives with her huge extended and very talented family.
Lily is one of Australia's most important contemporary aboriginal artists. Whilst she varies her subject matter, she has never compromised on style. Lily's paintings are instantly recognisable. Lily paints Wandjina - with varied totems, rain dotting, lightning (Black Wandjina), turtles, cave pools with bubbles - all different but all Lily Karadada.
Lily was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for Contribution to Art in 2003.
A lovely lady, with a wonderful, infectious laugh - once met, never forgotten.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1981
- Art of the Australian Aborigine, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Leipzig, Dresden, Germany
1988
- Karnta, Touring South-east Asia
1990
- Balance, Brisbane
1991
- Aboriginal Women's Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW
1992
- Broome Fringe Festival
1993
- Images of Power, National Gallery of Victoria
1994
- Power of the Land, Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria
2003
- “Spirit Country”, Matsunoyama, Hokkaido and Tokyo, Japan
2004
- "Aborigènes – les couleurs du Rêve”, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, Lyon, France
2005
- PALS Art Exhibition, Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Celebration, Fremantle
2006
- Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
2007
- Back To The Board, Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney
- Japingka Gallery, Fremantle
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- Artbank, Sydney
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica USA
- Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of W.A.
- Hank Ebes Collection, Victoria
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- Christensen Collection, in situ Museum of Victoria
- Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- This painting is accompanied by a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity
Aboriginal Art Specialists ~ ABN # 17274744093
Copyright for images and text remains with the artist and Aboriginal Art Specialists and may not be reproduced without permission.
Artist Profile courtesy of
www.aboriginal-art-australia.com
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