151-25 – Kinyu – JANE GIMME

Artist : JANE GIMME
Title : Kinyu
Size/Medium : 914 x 610mm: acrylic on canvas Painting

Jane Gimme is the daughter of renowned indigenous artist Eubena Nampitjin(c.1929-2013).

Although Jane grew up in the old Balgo mission her mother ensured that Jane continued to practice the traditions of her culture.

Currently, Jane is one of the primary language speakers and often grows-up the younger ones in the local community. Like her mother, Jane applies bright colours both to her canvas and to her silk pieces, creating works which reflect her precision and delicate structuring. 

Jane paints with a reverie and deep consideration and is continually evolving and expanding her style as an artist.  Jane is a respected and relied upon member of the Wirrimanu (Balgo) community as well as dedicated church leader. She has been on the Warlayirti Artist Board for many years, including roles as both Chair and Vice Chair.

Jane is a respected member of the Wirrimanu (Balgo) community. She has been on the Warlayirti Artist Board for many years, including being Chair and Vice Chair.

Jane has painted her mother’s traditional country, and the place in which she grew up – Kunawarritji, or Well 33 on the the Canning Stock Route. Shown here are the tali (sand dunes) which dominate the landscape of the area, with the tjurrnu (soakwater) Kunawarritji in the centre.

The brown circles depict the holes where the ancestral spirit dog, Kinyu lived and its pups. During hard times when there was no kuka (meat) or mangarri (vegetable food) the old people would ask Kinyu for food and we would provide kangaroo or bush turkey, anything you wanted. This painting depicts women travelling through the land looking for the food.