Donny Woolagoodja | |
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Born | 1947 |
Died | 2022 |
Other names | Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja |
Awards | Red Ochre Award |
Yornadaiyn (Donny) Woolagoodja (1947-2022) was an Aboriginal Australian artist. He was a member of the Worrorra people of the Kimberley area of Western Australia. [1]
Woolagoodja was the first chairman of the Mowanjum Artists Centre. [2] Woolagoodja's giant Wandjina artwork featured at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. [2] Similar works were also featured at the 2016 Vivid Sydney festival's Lighting of the Sails celebration. [3]
Donny Woolagoodja was born in 1947 at the Kunmunya Mission on the Kimberley coast, the son of Sam Woolagoodja. [1] Woolagoodja died in 2022 aged 75. [4]
Donny Woolagoodja | |
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Born | 1947 |
Died | 2022 |
Other names | Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja |
Awards | Red Ochre Award |
Yornadaiyn (Donny) Woolagoodja (1947-2022) was an Aboriginal Australian artist. He was a member of the Worrorra people of the Kimberley area of Western Australia. [1]
Woolagoodja was the first chairman of the Mowanjum Artists Centre. [2] Woolagoodja's giant Wandjina artwork featured at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. [2] Similar works were also featured at the 2016 Vivid Sydney festival's Lighting of the Sails celebration. [3]
Donny Woolagoodja was born in 1947 at the Kunmunya Mission on the Kimberley coast, the son of Sam Woolagoodja. [1] Woolagoodja died in 2022 aged 75. [4]