Donny Woolagoodja
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]
Career
[edit]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]
Personal
[edit]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]
Honours and awards
[edit]- 2021 Red Ochre Award - Australia Council for the Arts[5]
- 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature NonFiction Award, shortlisted[6]
Publications
[edit]- Blundell, Valda; Woolagoodja, Donny (2005). Keeping the Wanjinas fresh : Sam Woolagoodja and the enduring power of Lalai. Fremantle, W.A.: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1-920731-68-7. OCLC 60406302.
- Woolagoodja, Yornadaiyn (2020). Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja. Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation. ISBN 978-1-925936-16-2. OCLC 1175678148.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Donny Woolagoodja". Revealed. Fremantle Arts Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Donny Woolagoodja". Arts Law Centre of Australia. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Lighting up the Opera House". Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Zaunmayr, Tom (20 September 2022). "D Woolagoodja, whose giant wandjina graced the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony, dies aged 75". National Indigenous Times.
- ^ Brewster, Will (28 May 2021). "The Australia Council announces recipients of 2021 First Nations Arts Awards". MusicDaily Newsletter. The Music Network. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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