Monica Cann Australian, Gija, b. 2000

Monica Cann was born in 2000 to Ngargooroon man Charlie Cann and Juwurlinji artist Tracey Ramsay. Monica is the granddaughter of Warmun artist Rammey Ramsey. Monica was born in Kununurra, grew up in Bow River and now lives in Warmun Community. She is a worker at the Warmun Art Centre.

 

Monica first started painting in 2021 and likes to paint the stories that she has learned from her mother Tracey. These are stories from Bow River Country and they depict the Country, the history and the Ngarranggarni from that place.

 

Monica has three brothers and one sister and her brothers Frances and Cedric also work at the Art Centre with her. On the weekend she likes to go out fishing for goondari in Bow River.