WA YO WAY | 'Ngawayu (Turtle)' | Short Sarong | Elverina Johnson Alvin Gavenor a formidable foe

a formidable foe

selected as a finalist in the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

If upla feeling like a lil’ snack is coming on

and every time it came it brushed all the whiskers back from the squids mouth and head

ironic and sometimes sinister figurative assemblages and paintings

WA YO WAY | 'Ngawayu (Turtle)' | Short Sarong | Elverina Johnson Alvin Gavenor a formidable foeELVERINA JOHNSON (BUNYA BADJIL) Born: Yarrabah, Cairns Region: Gimuy, Far North Queensland Tribe: Kunganji Gurugulu, Idinji Gimuy Lineage: King Menmuny of the Gunganji Nation of Yarrabah and King Yinnie of Cairns Current location: Yarrabah, Cairns NGAWAYU (TURTLE), 2021 "Turtles making their way through the reef on their own journeys." Elverina Johnson Details: Short sarong, 68 x 175 cm, 100% Rayon fibres. Directions: Gentle wash only in cool water.