Tali Gallery is pleased to present the Gamba Gamba of HopeVale in Remote Cape York having met Madge Bowen, Wanda Gibson, Grace Rosendale and Dora Deemal  recently at Joel Dicken’s curated exhibition at ‘the tate’ in Glebe (opened by Her Excellency the Governor Marie Bashir).  The artwork was the result of Joel’s residency at the HopeVale Arts and Cultural Centre, sponsored by Tim and Gina Fairfax.
The Gamba Gamba are the old ladies of HopeVale but are recognised for their distinctive, bold, contemporary styles and the wisdom of their cultural heritage. Â The artworks they create are living story lines of traditional Guugu Yimithirr Warra Culture. Stories of traditional family kinship systems, sacred sites, ancestors and totems that have been passed on through generations are now retold in their own unique, contemporary style.
These determined women have embarked on an ambitious and emotional creative journey using new materials and employing new techniques to develop and perfect their own unique and individual styles. Â They have focused on what is beautiful about life and their connection to the land and their love of nature, drawing on, and sharing the Guugu Yimithirr culture. Â Dynamic, exciting and fresh depictions of cultural heritage.
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Bulgan – Kings Plains Evening, Madge Bowen 2013 47 x 57cm $725
Bulgan – Kings Plains Evening at the Lagoon, Madge Bowen 2013  49x77cm  $845
Thirrthaa Warra – Nghuman, Dora Deemal, 2013 Acrylic on Linen 78x112cm $1455
Dingu – The Dingos, Wanda Gibson 2013 Acrylic on Linen 46 x 56cm $725
Ngulku Ngulku – Dreamtime Spirits in the Sea, 120x115cm, $1995.00
Nghumanbigu II, Dora Deemal 2013 Acrylic on Linen 55 x 66cm $595
- Thirrthaa Warra – The Dunes, Dora Deemal, 2013 Acrylic on Linen, 96x109cm $1815