Born: 19 May 1979
Language Group: Aankum
Rosella Namok is a member of the Lockhart River Art Gang. This is a group of young, Aboriginal artists from the east coast area of Cape York. Rosella’s paintings are very contemporary in style, and she depicts her own stories about life in her isolated Aboriginal community, about the people around her, how they live and the things they do. She also paints about the country in Lockhart River and the influences of the weather there. Rosella spends a lot of time with the senior women at Lockhart. The younger generation aren't as interested in the traditional laws and cultural influences, so Rosella is incorporating many of these aspects of her community history into her paintings, to prevent them from being lost forever. Rosella uses her fingers in a style derived from the sand drawing style taught by her grandmother. While only a young artist, Rosella's work is included in numerous national and international collections. Her work is often viewed as taking Aboriginal art in a new direction, linking the traditional with the modern. |
