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Abundant Country

Katinka Moes

10 - 25 June 2022

Emerging artist, Katinka Moes, expresses her love and appreciation for nature with her vibrant style. She draws upon childhood memories growing up in remote Aboriginal community, Gawa, and the privilege of learning about the natural environment from the Yolngu people, an experience for which she is extremely grateful. "Abundant Country" celebrates the beauty of the different habitats of the Northern Territory, and the abundance and diversity of wildlife in our country.

This exhibition has now closed.

If you would like to purchase a piece from this exhibition, please contact DVA for artist's direct contact information: info@dvaa.net.au

1. Lalu (Blackspot tuskfish), 2022
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 61 x 3.5cm
$120 SOLD
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2. Miyapunu (Turtle), 2022
Acrylics and fabric on canvas
58 x 82.5 x 2cm
$340 SOLD

One of my favourite animals are turtles. When living on Elcho Island, surrounded by ocean, I had the opportunity of seeing these creatures frequently. Some of my fondest memories were seeing them freely swimming in the ocean, watching the process of them laying eggs, and seeing them hatch. It was something quite special.
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3. In the Mangroves, 2022
Acrylic and ink on canvas
45 x 91 x 3.5cm
$290

The mangroves were visited on many weekends and during every holiday. We would wind our way through the tangled roots, searching for mud crabs. Afterwards we would sit down on the beach, by a fire, and enjoy the food we had caught.
The mangrove ecosystem is so amazing and full of life.
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4. Friends in the Forest, 2022
Acrylic and ink on canvas
75.5 x 60 x 3cm
$320
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5. Blue-Faced Honeyeater, 2022
Acrylic and ink on canvas
60 x 60 x 1.5cm
$250
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6. Atlas Moth, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
91 x 91 x 3.5cm
$580

I’ve always found the endangered Atlas Moth a beautiful and fascinating creature. Years ago, I had the opportunity to spot this rare beauty during a family road trip through the rainforest. This animal was something quite amazing, I remember being wonderstruck by its huge size and beautiful colours.
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7. Gathering Bush Peanuts, 2022
Acrylic and fabric on canvas
50.5 x 101 x 3.5cm
$360
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8. Earth Weaving, 2022
Acrylic and fabric on canvas
91 x 91 x 3.5cm
$580 SOLD

The inspiration behind this piece was to represent the art of weaving, which is one of the most distinguished traditional forms of art for aboriginal people. The process of weaving is very long but beautiful. In this process you would collect the panadas, strip the sharp sections off, and collect natural dyes from the earth which give each strand their beautiful colour. I wanted to represent some of these colours from the weavings and the bush habitat within the artwork.
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9. Double-Barred Finch, 2022
Acrylic on wood
40 x 40 x 2cm
$120
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10. Ganguri (Long Yams), 2022
Acrylic on canvas
38 x 91 x 3.5cm
$250

Ganguri is a long yam and is a much-loved food. To find this yam we would look for a very distinct vine that would tell us where the yam would be growing. We would dig deep into the ground to find long yams and cook them on the fire.
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11. Collecting Bush Tucker, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
71 x 104 x 3cm
$720 SOLD

In this exhibition I wanted to represent the beautiful indigenous culture here in the NT. I had the special opportunity of working alongside an aboriginal artist from the desert region. Audrey Miller, an artist from Amoonguna, shared her knowledge of bush tucker as we worked together to combine our painting styles. I painted the aboriginal lady and flowers, and Audrey painted the dots in the background and her own bush foods in the coolamon which is a traditional vessel used to carry food.
It was very special to work with Audrey and integrate our painting styles while sharing and comparing stories about bush tucker found in different regions.
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12. Kookaburra, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 x 3.5cm
$60 SOLD
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13. Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 x 3.5cm
$60 SOLD
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Abundant Country Katinka Moes 10 - 25 June 2022

Abundant Country

Katinka Moes

10 - 25 June 2022