Regina Pilawak Wilson (b.1948 Ngan'gikurrungurr --- Syaw (Fishnet) 2011
(synthetic polymer paint on canvas) --- --- --- Regina Pilawuk Wilson was born in 1948 at Wudikapildyerr in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a master weaver and took up acrylic painting in 2001. Her subject matter is based around weaving fibre art. At age ten, her grandmother taught her where, when, and how to collect the right grasses, vines, and sources of natural colour like flowers, berries, and roots. She learned many weaving techniques. She perfected them over the decades and became an authority figure for her sense of familial and cultural identity.
Regina has also explored durrmu (body painting dot). She has created silk screen prints and etchings with Basil Hall Editions and Red Hand. At Peppimenarti, she has played a major role in establishing the Durrmu Arts center in 2007. She lives at Peppimenarti with her three daughters, three sons, two sisters, and many grandchildren. Her sisters are artists Mabel Jimarin and Margaret Kundu.
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Regina Pilawak Wilson (b.1948 Ngan'gikurrungurr --- Syaw (Fishnet) 2011
(synthetic polymer paint on canvas) --- --- --- Regina Pilawuk Wilson was born in 1948 at Wudikapildyerr in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a master weaver and took up acrylic painting in 2001. Her subject matter is based around weaving fibre art. At age ten, her grandmother taught her where, when, and how to collect the right grasses, vines, and sources of natural colour like flowers, berries, and roots. She learned many weaving techniques. She perfected them over the decades and became an authority figure for her sense of familial and cultural identity.
Regina has also explored durrmu (body painting dot). She has created silk screen prints and etchings with Basil Hall Editions and Red Hand. At Peppimenarti, she has played a major role in establishing the Durrmu Arts center in 2007. She lives at Peppimenarti with her three daughters, three sons, two sisters, and many grandchildren. Her sisters are artists Mabel Jimarin and Margaret Kundu.
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