KIRA KIRO ARTISTS

Kira Kiro Artists is the community recognised art centre on the land of the Kwini people in Kalumburu, the northernmost community in Western Australia.

Art practice is grounded in the rock art tradition, particularly the Wandjina and Kira Kiro or Gwion Gwion figures. Artists paint with natural ochre pigments on canvas, papers and bark and are also skilled boab nut engravers. The art centre places an emphasis on supporting traditional skills such as bark harvesting and painting, the collection of local olmal (white ochre), the production of cultural artefacts and storytelling through contemporary works.

Kira Kiro Artists was established in 2009 with ongoing assistance and co-management by Waringarri Aboriginal Arts.

Artists

Claude Waanamal Mowaljarlai

Cynthia Yurawalla Clement

Joshua Unghango