Owen Yalandja

Owen Yalandja
Born (1961-12-31) December 31, 1961 (age 62)
Maningrida
NationalityAustralian
Known forAboriginal art, Australian art, bark painting
ChildrenDustin Bonson (son)
Parent(s)Crusoe Kuningbal (father), Lena Kuriniya (mother)
RelativesCrusoe Kurddal (brother),Timothy Wulanjbirr (brother)

Owen Yalandja (born 1961) is Aboriginal Australian carver, painter and singer of the Kuninjku people from western Arnhem Land, Australia. A senior member of the Dangkorlo clan, who are the Indigenous custodians of an important site related to female water spirits known as yawkyawk, Yalandja has become internationally renowned for his painted carvings of these spirits, as well as his paintings on eucalyptus bark.


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