MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Paamp (Lagoon)’ | Synthetic Polymer on Canvas Wongai Tree She kept asking him

She kept asking him

Paper Size 122cm H x 81cm W

" The rat told him he'd like to go across to the island but didn't know how to get there

42 x 62 cm

'Monkey and Tortol'

MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Paamp (Lagoon)’ | Synthetic Polymer on Canvas Wongai Tree She kept asking himWal gnal series focuses on Marees Grandmother's totem. An emerging artist at Wik & Kugu, Maree is the granddaughter of the late Akay Koooila who was one of the first female painters in Aurukun. Like her grandmother, Maree applies bold colour combinations to express her unique cultural identify. Her paintings draw on the lands surrounding Aurukun, including her own tribal country of Wal ngal and Knox River. Maree belongs to the Winchanam Ceremonial