Biography

Kate Miwulku had devoted her career solely to fibre weaving and bark painting until the late nineties. But from 1997 to 2002, the Charles Darwin University Art School and the Northern Editions Printmaking Studio set up a printmaking studio for the Maningrida Women's Centre. Master printmakers such as the Frenchman Jean Kohen came to pass on their skills. This studio enabled the women artists of Maningrida to discover new techniques such as etching and linocut. Kate proved to be an outstanding etcher and has continued to produce etchings ever since. In this work, we find a very talented use of line, inherited from the lattice patterns known as rarrk from ceremonial body paintings and paintings on bark.

Kate Miwulku's practice includes linocuts, etchings, bark paintings and sculptures, which thematically explore cultural practices and traditions, especially those related to food. Fish bags and traps, in particular, feature repeatedly in Miwulku's work.
Collections : •Museum of Contemporary Art, Maningrida Collection, Sydney •National Gallery of Australia, Canberra •National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne •Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney •Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin •Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane •Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney