Details of Evelyn Malgil
About
Evelyn Malgil was born in Derby. At ten years old she moved to Warmun.
Malgil went to high school in the town of her birth and then returned to Warmun.
Malgil worked on Bedford Downs cattle station with her husband Norman. Malgil cooked, while Norman was the head stockman.
Bedford Downs Station is located southwest of Warmun Community and is Norman's traditional country.
Following her return, Malgil has remained in Warmun were she now lives with her five children and her family.
MEDIUM
Natural ochre and pigments on canvas and plywood
THEMES
Bedford Downs country, Winuba Spring, Chinaman's Garden country, Willy-Willy Dreaming
Four Waterholes, Warmun hills and Dreaming stories, Purnululu (Bungle Bungles)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 'Mungowum Ngarraknaari Yaarun (Strong Stories, Strong Culture), Short St. Gallery, Broome, WA
2008 'The Women of Warmun: Ten years on', Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA
2007 'Ochre, Brushes, Canvas: new work from Warmun', Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2007 'Ngarrangkarni & Bible Stories', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2007 'Palya Art in Melbourne', Melbourne, Vic
2006 'Warmun Art Centre Presents', Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2005 'Waterhole Country', Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA
2005 'Warmun Women's Show', Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2005 'Waterhole Show 11', GrantPirrie in association with Raft Artspace, Sydney, NSW
2005 'Gija: Across the Border', Raft Artspace, Darwin, NT

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