
Australian Aboriginal Prints
Australian Aboriginal print, color lino reduction, "Yikikini" (White Cockatoo) by Reppie Orsto, Tiwi, #22 of 24.
Aboriginal print, "Yikikini", Reppie Orsto, Tiwi. #AGK133 ~ 18 1/2" x 22 1/2"
$450.00
Australian Aboriginal print, color lino reduction, "Yikikini" (White Cockatoo) by Reppie Orsto, Tiwi, #22 of 24.
Reppie Papajua (Orsto) was born on Bathurst Island in 1959 where she grew up until she was a teenager and her father moved the family to Pirlangimpi, Melville Island. Reppie Papapjua has worked at Munupi Arts & Crafts since its beginning in 1985.
In those early day of Munupi Arts she produced numerous intricate fabric and t-shirt designs as well as paintings. Reppie Orsto participated in Munupi’s first printmaking workshop in Canberra in 1990.
In June 1992 she attended the opening of the Munupi Exhibition at The Australian Embassy in Paris, France. In 2002 Reppie Orsto had her first solo show in Melbourne, VIC.
This particular print was being created by Reppie Orsto in 1994 while we watched in the studio on Melville Island.
18 1/2" x 22 1/2" #AGK133
