Fiona Omeenyo b. 1981
Connecting, 2022
acrylic on canvas
98 x 95 cm
38 5/8 x 37 3/8 in
38 5/8 x 37 3/8 in
MM6980
$ 3,900.00
Fiona has been a member of the Lockhart River Art Gang since the late 1990s. Her imagery is based on key stories from the Umpila language group, and they relate...
Fiona has been a member of the Lockhart River Art Gang since the late 1990s. Her imagery is based on key stories from the Umpila language group, and they relate to their history, their ancestor spirits, and to their relationship to their land. A recurring theme in her work is the Umpila clan story of Miiku who stole the two ancestral parrot-sisters before their planned marriage to Kuchuuy, the sea eagle. The sisters create the story place for her traditional country at Chester River. Fiona says:
"I like to paint about country and stories passed on to me by my family… it's good to understand these stories so I can tell my kids about these story places and why they are important to our family."
Fiona Omeenyo first appeared on the contemporary art scene in the late 1990s as one of the more prominent members of the newly established Far North Queensland’s renowned Lockhart River ‘Art Gang’. A small and remote community, Lockhart River is located eight hundred kilometres north of Cairns on the Eastern Cape York Peninsula.
"I like to paint about country and stories passed on to me by my family… it's good to understand these stories so I can tell my kids about these story places and why they are important to our family."
Fiona Omeenyo first appeared on the contemporary art scene in the late 1990s as one of the more prominent members of the newly established Far North Queensland’s renowned Lockhart River ‘Art Gang’. A small and remote community, Lockhart River is located eight hundred kilometres north of Cairns on the Eastern Cape York Peninsula.
