MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Paamp / Freshwater Lagoon’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas Tigers eye as well as in CIAF

as well as in CIAF

the fish of the reef and the shells and corals of the Coral Sea

He lives and works in Cairns

and her Yidinji/Kuganji mother was a Traditional Owner from Yarrabah and Gordenvale

the burrajingal

MAREE KOO-OILA | ‘Paamp / Freshwater Lagoon’ | Acrylic on stretched canvas Tigers eye as well as in CIAFWal 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