Maringka Tunkin

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Maringka Tunkin (born 1959) is a Pitjantjatjara artist from Central Australia.

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Life

Tunkin was born at Mulga Park in the south-west of the Northern Territory, near the South Australian border in 1959. [1] [2] [3] She is the daughter of Mick Wikilyiri, who is the custodian and traditional owner of Tjala (Honey Ant) Country. Her mother Paniny Mick, is also an artist, whose work is in punu (wood carving), batik, and weaving. [1]

Career

Tunkin is part of a contemporary Western Desert art tradition which involves working collaboratively in the creation of art, predominately painting. [1] She is part of a family collaborative called the Ken Sisters, along with Tingila Yaritji Young, Freda Brady, [4] Sandra Ken, and Tjungkara Ken. They initially came together 20 years ago under the name Minymaku Arts (meaning "belonging to women"), a collective of artists formed in Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. [1] She is now represented by the APY Art Centre Collective. [5] She is also an advocate against the exploitation of artists by unscrupulous art dealers. [6] [7]

Tunkin, as part of the Ken Sisters, won the Wynne Prize 2016 for their work Seven Sisters, . [8] [9] The work also won the People's Choice award in the 35th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA). [3] [10]

Her work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Australia in its Know My Name exhibition [11] and internationally. [12] She is also represented in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales [13] and Art Gallery of South Australia. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Gallery of Australia (2020). Know My Name. Canberrra, ACT. ISBN   978-0-642-33487-9. OCLC   1143495525.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ st, Visit North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Australia T. +61 8 8207 7000 E. infoartgallery sa gov au www agsa sa gov au AGSA Kaurna yartangka yuwanthi AGSA; l, s on Kaurna; Maps, Open in. "Maringka Tunkin". AGSA - Online Collection. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "'Epic' artwork by APY Lands sisters recognised with prestigious award". NITV. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Hose, ABC News: Nick (23 December 2016). "Aboriginal artists Maringka Tunkin, Freda Brady and Yaritji Tingila Young from Tjala Arts in Alice Springs". ABC News. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Artists & Members". APY ART CENTRE COLLECTIVE. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "'Unscrupulous' art dealers taking advantage of Aboriginal artists over Christmas". www.abc.net.au. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Fairley, Gina (23 September 2015). "Tips on how to buy Indigenous art ethically". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Seven sisters, 2016 by Ken Family Collaborative (Tjungkara Ken, Yaritji Young, Maringka Tunkin, Freda Brady, Sandra Ken)". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Vass, Erika (15 July 2016). "Archibald Prize 2016: Indigenous Ken family claim Wynne Prize for landscape". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "35TH TELSTRA NATSIAA PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". MAGNT. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Maringka Tunkin". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Tommaney, Susie (13 September 2019). "Australia's Ancient History is Preserved by Contemporary Artists in "Mapa Wiya"". Houston Press. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Seven sisters, 2016 by Ken Family Collaborative (Tjungkara Ken, Yaritji Young, Maringka Tunkin, Freda Brady, Sandra Ken)". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  14. ↑ st, Visit North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Australia T. +61 8 8207 7000 E. infoartgallery sa gov au www agsa sa gov au AGSA Kaurna yartangka yuwanthi AGSA; l, s on Kaurna; Maps, Open in. "Maringka Tunkin". AGSA - Online Collection. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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