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Dorothy Djukulul Dorothy Djukulul i(A59435 works by)
Born: Established: 1942 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

'Dorothy Djukulul is a renowned painter from a powerful Ganalbingu family of artists. She was born at Murrwangi, in the Arafura Swamp region near Mulgurrum, Djukulul lived and went to school at Milingimbi in the 1960's. Encouraged to paint there by a mission superintendent and taught by her father, Ngulmarmar, Djukulul developed a style of her own.

After her schooling Djukulul went to Nangalala where she helped set up the stock yard and muster cattle on foot. Later she married and moved to Maningrida with her first husband to work in the bakery...

In 1986 the Robert Holmes a Court collection acquired ten pieces from the Dorothy Djukulul and Djardie Ashley, joint exhibition held at the Aboriginal Artists Gallery in Melbourne...

Djukulul was also part of the Ramingining artists group who carved and painted The Aboriginal Memorial, a collection of 200 hollow log burial poles to honour the indigenous people who have been killed during the 200 years of white settlement in Australia.' Source: http://www.bulabula-arts.com/ (Sighted 10/08/10)

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