Central Goldfields Shire Council is delighted to acquire a new work from the current Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini exhibition at the Central Goldfields Art Gallery.
The new work, Boorinyu Winyarr (Shield of Women, Yorta Yorta) 2019, is a painting by Yorta Yorta artist, Renee Gray, which will now become part of the Central Goldfields Art Gallery permanent collection.
Renee Gray is an exciting emerging artist from the Yorta Yorta nation, whose traditional lands span the area surrounding the Goulburn and Murray rivers in north eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales.
Boorinyu Winyarr (Shield of Women, Yorta Yorta) is an acrylic painting on canvas depicting a repeating pattern of white lines on a black background and represents the symbols and stories of the artist's family and country.
Boorinyu Winyarr is the first work by an Indigenous artist to be included in the Shire's permanent collection and can be viewed in the gallery as part of the current exhibition, Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini (Mother Aunty Sister Daughter).
The exhibition runs until the 13 October 2019 and includes works by more than 20 female indigenous artists from around Victoria.
Central Goldfields Shire Chief Administrator Noel Harvey congratulated the gallery on its acquisition.
"Boorinyu Winyarr is a powerful work and we are very proud to have it as a permanent part of the Central Goldfields Gallery collection," he said.
Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini has been made possible through funding received from Creative Victoria, Regional Arts Victoria, National Exhibitions Touring Support Victoria and Central Goldfields Shire Council.
The Central Goldfields Art Gallery is open Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm and is located in Neill Street in the Old Fire Station, Maryborough.
