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WANYUBI MARIKA
is the son of Milirrpum Marika of the Rirratjingu clan and one of the
leading figures in the Gove Land Rights case. Wanyubi has been involved
in community management work since the 1980s and in the 1990s was
the leader of the Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association Council.
Wanyubi first started painting seriously for a wider public when
he contributed to Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts exhibition 'Saltwater – Yirrkala
Bark Paintings of Sea Country', which toured the country in
1999–2001. Wanyubi learnt to paint from senior members of his
the Rirratjingu clan and continued to develop his skills as an artist
while living with his wife’s family at Yilkpara in Madarrpa
clan country in Blue Mud Bay. It was Wanyubi who initially applied
the term buwuyak to describe the distinctive stylistic features of
recent paintings from this region. He is represented by Buku Larrnggay
Arts, Yirrkala, and Annandale Galleries, Sydney.
Wanyubi Marika's work in <abstractions>
was curated by Howard Morphy.
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Wanyubi Marika, photograph: Howard Morphy
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