JOANNE CURRIE NALINGU - UNTITLED
JOANNE CURRIE NALINGU
UNTITLED, 2007
140 x 280 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
REGION
Caloundra, QLD
PROVENANCE
Fireworks Gallery, Qld Cat No. FW10107
Lawson~Menzies Important Aboriginal Art, Sydney, NSW, June 2009, Lot No. 230
Menzies Estate Collection, Vic
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Joanne Currie grew up on the banks of the Maranoa River in the 1960s. She has described it as a no-man's land, a grass roots lifestyle, kero lamps and heaters, government issue blankets - families and hardships.Joanne's paintings speak of the river as a living entity but also appear to transmit other elements - perhaps the shimmer of wind on the water, the aura of light and air? Her highly charged paintings have a individual style that, whilst instantly recognisable as Indigenous, speaks of her journey as an artist moving within cultures - artwork that holds to tradition yet sits confidently in the here and now. The loaded lines in all her work mark Joanne's intelligence as a dynamic Queensland artist, and sustain her passion and determination as a survivor.
ARTIST PROFILE
