Glen Namundja
Glen Namundja is a passionate artist who draws on great cultural integrity for inspiration in his work. The depth of his artistic oeuvre reflects his confidence in creating intense compositions from his extensive cultural knowledge. These complex works are often densely populated with entwined figures and infilled with extensive rarrk (cross-hatching).
Namundja imbues his paintings with a potency that is compelling. His art is reflective of his character as an artist who will continually challenge himself. He first solo exhibition in Melbourne took place in 2008 and was a sell out show. His ‘Likkanaya and Marrayka’, was awarded the 2009 National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award in the Works on Paper category, and he has been a NATSIAA finalist several times. Glen’s innovative stylistic merging of West Arnhem Land figurative painting with extensive rarrk is very much his own.
Glen Namundja comes from a long line of unique and talented artists. His father was artist Peter Maralwanga who was a key teacher for them when they were learning to paint as young men. Glen’s brothers are renowned artists Ivan Namirriki and Samuel Namundja. They all grew up together at Markolidjban outstation near the Liverpool River in West Arnhem Land.Awards
Finalist, Works on Paper category Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2013
Finalist, Works on Paper category Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2012
Finalist, Work on Bark category,National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2011
Winner, Works on Bark category National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2010
Highly Commended, West Australian Premier’s Art Awards 2009 Finalist, Togart Contemporary Art Award (acquired), 2009
Winner, Works on Paper category National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2009
Finalist, Togart Contemporary Art Award (acquired), 2009
Finalist, Highly Commended and Acquired National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2008
Finalist, National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2007
Namundja imbues his paintings with a potency that is compelling. His art is reflective of his character as an artist who will continually challenge himself. He first solo exhibition in Melbourne took place in 2008 and was a sell out show. His ‘Likkanaya and Marrayka’, was awarded the 2009 National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award in the Works on Paper category, and he has been a NATSIAA finalist several times. Glen’s innovative stylistic merging of West Arnhem Land figurative painting with extensive rarrk is very much his own.
Glen Namundja comes from a long line of unique and talented artists. His father was artist Peter Maralwanga who was a key teacher for them when they were learning to paint as young men. Glen’s brothers are renowned artists Ivan Namirriki and Samuel Namundja. They all grew up together at Markolidjban outstation near the Liverpool River in West Arnhem Land.Awards
Finalist, Works on Paper category Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2013
Finalist, Works on Paper category Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2012
Finalist, Work on Bark category,National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2011
Winner, Works on Bark category National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2010
Highly Commended, West Australian Premier’s Art Awards 2009 Finalist, Togart Contemporary Art Award (acquired), 2009
Winner, Works on Paper category National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2009
Finalist, Togart Contemporary Art Award (acquired), 2009
Finalist, Highly Commended and Acquired National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2008
Finalist, National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Art Award, 2007
Glen Namundja
102 x 76 cm / Frame 115 x 89 cm
$8600