Annunciata Nunuk Wilson

Annunciata Nunuk Wilson, a Ngan’gikurunggurr woman born c.1970, is the eldest daughter of the esteemed artist Regina Pilawuk Wilson. Annunciata paints durrmu (body painting dot) designs in the traditional colours of weaving dyes: deep purples, ochres, black and red. Recently, Annunciata has begun experimenting with sun mat, basket stitch and merrepen leaf designs. One of her sun mat weaving paintings is held in the private collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty.

Black and white portrait of an Indigenous woman.

Annunciata Nunuk Wilson. Photo: Durrmu Arts.

Close up view of three ottomans upholstered in vibrant, blue, orange and gold patterned fabrics.

Syaw (Fish Net) in ‘Woolybutt’ (background ottoman) with Durrmu (LB) in ‘Ripple’ and ‘Lotus’, from our Durrmu Collection. Photo: Martina Gemmola.

Nunuk’s design for our Durrmu Collection is called Syaw (Fish Net). It evokes nets traditionally woven with pinbin (bush vine) by the women and men of Peppimenarti to capture fish and crayfish from fresh water creeks and rivers.

Three fabric pieces arranged on a flat surface, in silver, green and rich red colours.

Syaw (Fish Net) in ‘Clay’ and ‘Mulga’ on our Indoor Weave fabric.

Woman sitting on patterned rug, wearing a floral skirt and weaving with sand palm leaves.
Woman sitting on patterned rug, wearing a floral skirt and weaving with sand palm leaves.

Merrepen (sand-palm) being woven. Photo: Timothy Hillier.

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