Owen Yalandja | |
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Born | Maningrida | December 31, 1961
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Aboriginal art, Australian art, bark painting |
Children | Dustin Bonson (son) |
Parent(s) | Crusoe Kuningbal (father), Lena Kuriniya (mother) |
Relatives | Crusoe Kurddal (brother),Timothy Wulanjbirr (brother) |
Owen Yalandja (born 1961) is Aboriginal Australian carver, painter and singer of the Kuninjku people from western Arnhem Land, Australia. A senior member of the Dangkorlo clan, who are the Indigenous custodians of an important site related to female water spirits known as yawkyawk, Yalandja has become internationally renowned for his painted carvings of these spirits, as well as his paintings on eucalyptus bark.