GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI
Born c 1942
Clan Galpu
Gali is a traditional Yolngu Mala Leader and Galpu clan representative, and is a prominent member of the local Uniting Church of Galiwin'ku.
Gali was taught the traditional art forms, together with related laws and stories by his father (Gakupa) before he passed away, and is today responsible as 'boss' and owner of the sacred feathered ceremonial morning-star poles (Banumbirr) for the Galpu clan.
EXHIBITIONS
2002 Fibre Raft Gallery and ANKAAA, Darwin Northern Territory
2002 Banumbirr National Maritime Museum, Sydney
2001 18thTelstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, MAGNT
Darwin
2000 The Native Born, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Germany, Spain, Sao Paolo, New York and Taipei
2000 17thTelstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, MAGNT
Darwin
1999 My Island Home, Chicago Cultural Centre, Chicago U.S.A
1999 Durham Board, Toronto Canada
1999 16th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, MAGNT
Darwin
1998 Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels Belgium
1998 15thTelstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, MAGNT
Darwin
1997 First Person Plural, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago U.S.A.
1997 Kimberley Art Gallery, Melbourne Victoria
1995 12thTelstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, MAGNT
Darwin
1994 Fibre Art from Elcho Island, University of N.S.W. Sydney
1989 Aboriginal Art, The Continuing Traditions
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of NSW
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Elcho Island Artists and Bandingan “Banumbirr” Morning Star Collection
The Harland Collection Sydney
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fibre Art from Elcho Island, Exhibition Catalogue,1994
First Person Plural, Exhibition Catalogue, Betty Rymer Gallery Chicago USA, 1997
Medicine and Religion in Arnhem Land, NSW University Press
Banumbirr Elcho Island and Bandigan Morning Star, Exhibition Catalogue, 2002
“Tracks” Time Magazine December 2, 2002
Community Aid Abroad Calendar, 1994