
46th Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award
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View 46th Fremantle Arts Centre Print AwardFull Name: Winifred (Rosanna) Reid
Art Centre: Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Preferred making method: Fibre art
2006
I love making Tjanpi because it’s a way I can show those people who don’t live out bush what it’s like. They can understand what sort of animals and plants we have and the things we do everyday. I love doing it because it’s relaxing too.
The work I made is a flat sculpture Ninu (Bilby). I wanted to make this one because I had never made a flat sculpture before so it was good for me to learn how. I made the Ninu after talking to the older women in Warakurna. I have never seen a Ninu out bush, there’s not many left anymore, and I wanted to make one so people remember them.
Winifred Reid, Ninu, 2019, tjanpi (wild harvested grass), raffia, wire, 2 x 70 x 65cm. Image courtesy of Tjanpi Desert Weavers
I am going to work on a large sculpture for Tjanpi that will go to a big museum in Canberra.
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View 46th Fremantle Arts Centre Print AwardFremantle Arts Centre is situated at Walyalup on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar. We acknowledge the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waterways and extend our respect to their Elders, past and present.
We offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Whadjuk community and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to care for Country and share their knowledge – this generosity and wisdom helps us to understand and navigate Country safely and respectfully.