Christine Yantumba
Background Info
Date of Birth: 8/02/1986
Totem: Emu, Black Duck, Red Legged Devil Man
Language: Kugu/Thaayorre
Clan: Kugu/Thaayorre
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Biography
Christine Yantumba is a freshwater woman from the Thaayorre and Kugu clans. Her father's homeland is Purp and her mother's is Top Holroyd. Her totems are the Emu, Black Duck and Red Legged Devil Man.
“I was born in Pormpuraaw and have lived here all my life. I love camping and fishing with my family. I really love swimming in the freshwater at our homeland Purp.
There is a big Rainbow Serpent story at Purp. There is always water in a big, long pool there and in the middle is a large rock. The Rainbow Serpent broke that rock when he was trying to squeeze past it. He then took off with some of the broken rock on his head. Christine started working at the Pormpuraaw Art Centre when it opened in 2005.
She paints, prints and creates sculpture using ghost net. Painting is her favourite art form and this is the medium she uses most. Christine is one of the few artists we have who paints dots to create small decorative patterns. Her work celebrates her culture, community and country.
Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2018 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal , Cairns QLD |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - United Nations Exhibition, Musée d’ethnographie de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - United Nations Ocean Conference, New York USA |
| 2017 | Australia: Defending the Oceans - Paris Aquarium,Paris, France |
| 2016 | Tabba Nabba - Oceanic Institute, Monaco |
| 2013 | Artists from Pormpuraarw, Queensland: New Ghostnet Weavings & Paintings - Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne VIC |
| 2012 | Pormpuraaw Art- Permanent Display 2012 - 2018 - Canopy Art Space, Cairns QLD |
| 2010 | CIAF - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair - Tanks Art Centre, Cairns QLD |
Collections
National Museum of Australia, Canberra ACT
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne VIC
Bibliography
| 2018 | Pormpuraaw : stories, art, language. [Pormpuraaw Arts & Culture Centre Inc.] Pormpuraaw, Qld : Pormpuraaw Arts & Culture Centre Inc © 2018 |
| 2016 | Pormpuraaw: Cultural Uses For Plants. [Pormpuraaw Arts & Culture Centre Inc.] Pormpuraaw, Qld : Pormpuraaw Arts & Culture Centre Inc © 2016 |
Themes
Fish and ocean animals
Mediums
Acrylic on Canvas
Print Making
Acrylic paint on plywood
Ghost net, Plastic Trellis and Twine.