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Beautiful Big Bird
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Goanna
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Old Man Bird
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Pink Bird
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MARLENE RUBUNTJA
Running Camp Dog with Red Lips
Marlene Rubuntja was born in Alice Springs. Her mother’s country is Ntaria (Hermannsburg), west of Alice Springs. Marlene grew up at Amoonguna community, east of Alice Springs, where she went to school.
Marlene is the daughter of Wenton Rubuntja the well-known painter and activist. It was her father who fought for the rights of people to settle town camps. In the 1970’s her family, the Rubuntjas, along with the Ebatarinjas and the Lynches, were the original families to settle Larapinta Valley Town Camp. Marlene has been here ever since and she is proud to call this place home. She is sister to the important watercolour artist Mervyn Rubuntja.
Marlene learnt to sew at Yirara College, Alice Springs. However, she only began making soft sculptures at Yarrenyty Arltere in 2009. Marlene draws inspiration for her soft sculptures from what she sees around her in her daily life at Larapinta Valley Town Camp; “some things are good for people and other things make people really mad”. She also draws inspiration from her husband’s country at Wave Hill.
Marlene is interested in telling proudly the stories of her people and her art is helping her to do this. She is a proud spokeswoman for the art centre and is happy to tell people how important it is in her life in helping her stay strong and healthy. Marlene has also written the script for both the soft sculpture animations made at the art centre in conjunction with the YALC multimedia room.
Marlene Rubuntja was born in Alice Springs. Her mother’s country is Ntaria (Hermannsburg), west of Alice Springs. Marlene grew up at Amoonguna community, east of Alice Springs, where she went to school.
Marlene is the daughter of Wenton Rubuntja the well-known painter and activist. It was her father who fought for the rights of people to settle town camps. In the 1970’s her family, the Rubuntjas, along with the Ebatarinjas and the Lynches, were the original families to settle Larapinta Valley Town Camp. Marlene has been here ever since and she is proud to call this place home. She is sister to the important watercolour artist Mervyn Rubuntja.
Marlene learnt to sew at Yirara College, Alice Springs. However, she only began making soft sculptures at Yarrenyty Arltere in 2009. Marlene draws inspiration for her soft sculptures from what she sees around her in her daily life at Larapinta Valley Town Camp; “some things are good for people and other things make people really mad”. She also draws inspiration from her husband’s country at Wave Hill.
Marlene is interested in telling proudly the stories of her people and her art is helping her to do this. She is a proud spokeswoman for the art centre and is happy to tell people how important it is in her life in helping her stay strong and healthy. Marlene has also written the script for both the soft sculpture animations made at the art centre in conjunction with the YALC multimedia room.
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