Dhambit Munuŋgurr
Welcoming the refugees / Scott Morrison and the treasurer, 2020–21
Dhambit is the daughter of two winners of the Telstra Art Award, Mutjpuy Munuŋgurr and Gulumbu Yunupiŋu. Her grandfathers Woŋgu and Muŋgurrawuy were also legendary leaders and artists. In 2007, Dhambit was hit by a car and suffered serious head injuries which were life threatening. She uses art to rehabilitate herself, paints with her non-preferred left hand and since 2019 has made blue the dominant colour of her palette.
- Artist / Maker
- Dhambit Munuŋgurr (1968)
- Creation Date
- 2021
- Place created
- Australia - Arnhem Land
- Collection
- University Art Collection
- Subjects
- Art and Design - Paintings
- Materials used
- Earth pigments and acrylic on bark
- Dimensions
(H x W x D) - overall 260 x 212 cm left panel 241 x 110 cm right panel 260 x 102 cm
- Credit line
- The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Purchased through the Margaret Cooper Bequest Fund, 2021
- Accession number
- 2021.0008.001.002
- Copyright
- © Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney Request Access
