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IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Winpurpurla. [523/15] (Acrylic on Linen)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/winpurpurla-4116-SMALL.jpg)
IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Winpurpurla. [184/15] (Acrylic on Linen)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/winpurpurla-3617-SMALL.jpg)
IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Winpurpurla. [180-17] (Acrylic on Canvas)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/winpurpurla-4731-SMALL.jpg)
IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Winpurpurla. [185-16] (Acrylic on Canvas)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/winpurpurla-4732-SMALL.jpg)
IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Winpurpurla. [255/14] (Acrylic on Canvas)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/w/winpurpurla-3615-SMALL.jpg)
IMELDA (YUKENBARRI) GUGAMAN
Winpurpurla
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Imelda walked into old Balgo Mission with her mother, accomplished painter Lucy Yukenbarri (deceased). She is the eldest child to Lucy Yukenbarri and Helicopter Tjungurrayi. Imelda lived in the dormitories at the Mission for a number of years as a small child and was looked after by the nuns and has fond memories of this time. She attended the government school at Balgo and left school in 1969. She then lived for a short period in Beagle Bay where she met her husband. They started a family there and after their second child, they moved back to Balgo where they had two more children.
Imelda spent a lot of time with her mother and every weekend would paint alongside Lucy, where Lucy would explain the importance of passing on the stories they were painting and how Imelda needed to pass them onto her children and grandchildren, which she continues to do. When Imelda’s husband passed away, she lived in Mulan for a short time and then moved back to Balgo, where she lives now.
Imelda is proud to carry on the legacy of the painting style and stories of her mother. As well as painting in the Art Centre every day, Imelda is an active member of the community and has served on the Warlayirti Board of Directors for many years, where she is currently the Board’s Vice-Chair. She has travelled around Australia and overseas with her art, and recently travelled to Melbourne to attend the opening of “Warlayirti: The Art of Balgo” and dance with other Balgo artists at the National Gallery of Victoria in St Kilda.
Imelda walked into old Balgo Mission with her mother, accomplished painter Lucy Yukenbarri (deceased). She is the eldest child to Lucy Yukenbarri and Helicopter Tjungurrayi. Imelda lived in the dormitories at the Mission for a number of years as a small child and was looked after by the nuns and has fond memories of this time. She attended the government school at Balgo and left school in 1969. She then lived for a short period in Beagle Bay where she met her husband. They started a family there and after their second child, they moved back to Balgo where they had two more children.
Imelda spent a lot of time with her mother and every weekend would paint alongside Lucy, where Lucy would explain the importance of passing on the stories they were painting and how Imelda needed to pass them onto her children and grandchildren, which she continues to do. When Imelda’s husband passed away, she lived in Mulan for a short time and then moved back to Balgo, where she lives now.
Imelda is proud to carry on the legacy of the painting style and stories of her mother. As well as painting in the Art Centre every day, Imelda is an active member of the community and has served on the Warlayirti Board of Directors for many years, where she is currently the Board’s Vice-Chair. She has travelled around Australia and overseas with her art, and recently travelled to Melbourne to attend the opening of “Warlayirti: The Art of Balgo” and dance with other Balgo artists at the National Gallery of Victoria in St Kilda.
Imelda and Family
A Collection of Fine Warlayirti Indigenous Art
Songlines - NAIDOC 2016
A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art
