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Born 1961 Australia. Known for: Aboriginal fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits, weaving, basketry.
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Lena Yarnikura is best known for fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits which reflect the artist's immense craftsmanship of string-bag weaving and pandanus basketry learned from her mother who... Read full biography
Lena Yarnikura is best known for fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits which reflect the artist's immense craftsmanship of string-bag weaving and pandanus basketry learned from her mother who was also an acclaimed artist, as well as devotion to Aboriginal tradition. Yarnikura’s often... Read full biography
Lena Yarnikura is best known for fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits which reflect the artist's immense craftsmanship of string-bag weaving and pandanus basketry learned from her mother who was also an acclaimed artist, as well as devotion to Aboriginal tradition. Yarnikura’s often collaborator is none other than her husband Bob Burruwal, with whom she produces sculptural installations that honor the ancestral presence. Her works are represented widely across Australia and can be found... Read full biography
Lena Yarnikura is best known for fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits which reflect the artist's immense craftsmanship of string-bag weaving and pandanus basketry learned from her mother who was also an acclaimed artist, as well as devotion to Aboriginal tradition. Yarnikura’s often collaborator is none other than her husband Bob Burruwal, with whom she produces sculptural installations that honor the ancestral presence. Her works are represented widely across Australia and can be found in various collections from the Djomi Museum at Maningrida to Queensland Art Gallery. She was one of nine featured artists in June, 2018 at the exhibition of the The Phililips Collection Museum exhibition titled Marking the Infinite: 9 Contemporary... Read full biography
Lena Yarnikura is best known for fiber sculpture of animals and Wurum spirits which reflect the artist's immense craftsmanship of string-bag weaving and pandanus basketry learned from her mother who was also an acclaimed artist, as well as devotion to Aboriginal tradition. Yarnikura’s often collaborator is none other than her husband Bob Burruwal, with whom she produces sculptural installations that honor the ancestral presence. Her works are represented widely across Australia and can be found in various collections from the Djomi Museum at Maningrida to Queensland Art Gallery. She was one of nine featured artists in June, 2018 at the exhibition of the The Phililips Collection Museum exhibition titled Marking the Infinite: 9 Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia. Featured image by Lena Yarinkura at that exhibition was Pandanus Spi... Read full biography
Lena Yarinkura - Artist Info
About Lena Yarinkura: Keywords
Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Basket Making, Weaving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Bronze
- •Fiber Arts
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Weaving, Tufting, Tapestry and/or Handspinning, Design
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Native Culture of the Artist
Added Description
- •Collaborative Artist With Spouse
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Aboriginal/ First Nations Culture of Australia
Exhibition of Museum
- •Phillips Collection: 9 Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia