Kieren Karritpul
Artwork title: 6 Pig-nosed Turtles
Medium: Work on paper collagraph x 6 pieces painted
Size: 117 cm x 159 cm
Price: $9,000
About the Artwork
The turtles are caught in a woven net. We walk slowly across our lands to place the net in the river. Then we take them home for food. The land and tracks we walk on have been drawn on the backs of the turtles. My ancestors made these tracks for us hundreds of years ago to teach us how to hunt and catch food. Now the land, our land is changing. There is less water and the seasons have changed. We are worried about our culture.
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About the Artist
Kieren Karritpul works in several mediums, including painting, printmaking, fabric and ceramics. His work is in several major collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Myer Collection and Artbank. Kieren won the inaugural Youth Award at the The Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in 2014. His fabric work was presented as a gift to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge during his visit to Darwin. Kieren is the youngest Director ever appointed to The Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA) His work will be exhibited in a group exhibition The Fowler Museum at University of California, Los Angeles in 2020. Kieren is a young leader in his community and, like many in his community, still goes hunting and fishing.