Ginger riley munduwalawala biography of michael jordan
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GINGER RILEY MUNDUWALAWALA
Ginger Riley was born c.1937 near Maria Lagoon by the Limmen Bight River in Southern Arnhem Land.
Ginger riley munduwalawala biography of michael jordan
A ‘salt-water’ man Riley grew up in the bush, until the death of his mother when the family moved to the Roper River Mission, where Ginger attended school. Roper River was renamed Ngukurr in 1968 when control reverted to the Aboriginal community.
As a young man Riley sought adventure and independence, traveling the Northern Territory working as a stockman and laborer on Nutwood Downs Station and elsewhere.
During these travels he met and watched Albert Namatjira painting his country and admired the nice paint and 'saw my colour country' (cited in Ryan 2001: 31).
It was not until work became scarce in the 1970's and Riley returned to Ngukurr that he began to paint himself. At an Adult Education Centre printmaking course that he attended in 1988, he worked alongside Djambu Barra Barra with printing inks on cotton, which they unsuccessfully tried to sell