Juju Wilson

Juju Wilson (born in Mantinea Flats, northern part of Western Australia) is a renowned aboriginal artist.

Biography

Mother of six, Juju comes from the Miriuwung-Gajerrong group of the Kimberly region and was educated at Beagle Bay. Her aboriginal name is "Burriwee" and she can speak five aboriginal dialects fluently. Four generations of her family are artists (her maternal grandmother, her mother and her daughter are also very talented aboriginal artists).

Besides being a prolific painter, tour guide, much sought-after cultural advisor, Juju Wilson is also a savant in bush food and medicines, author of booklets (on these subjects), didgeridoo maker and player, authority on rock art and sacred sites. She is frequently invited to make appearances on television shows to talk about her art and abilities (as in her recent appearance in June 2008 Ray Mears series on BBC Two, a four-part series set in the Australian outback called "Ray Mears Goes Walkabout") [ [http://www.woundedbuffalo.co.uk/work.php Ray Mears Goes Walkabout at Wounded Buffalo Productions] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.aboriginal-art-australia.com/p/298859/ju-ju-wilson-snake-dreaming.html Juju Wilson's profile and art]
* [http://www.kimberleyspecialists.com/PEOPLEBEHIND.htm Kimberley Specialists.com — brief profile]