Leanne Black. Photo: Durrmu Arts.

Leanne Black is an emerging artist from Peppimenarti, working mainly in screen printing. Like many Peppimenarti artists, she references durrmu (body painting dot) designs in her work.

[L-R] Durrmu (KK) in ‘Berry’, Durrmu (LB) in ‘Geo’, and Syaw (Fish Net) in ‘Waterlily’, from the Durrmu Collection. Photo: Martina Gemmola.

Leanne’s design for our Durrmu Collection is called Durrmu (LB) and represents traditional body painting designs applied to male and female faces and torsos for ceremonial dance. The dots are referred to as durrmu - which also means painting.

[L-R] Durrmu (LB) in ‘Geo’, printed on our Indoor Weave fabric, and Durrmu (LB) ‘Ripple’, printed on our High Performance / Outdoor fabric, from the Durrmu Collection.

[L-R] Durrmu (LB) in ‘Ripple’ and ‘Lotus’, and Syaw (Fish Net) in ‘Sky’, from the Durrmu Collection. Photo: Martina Gemmola.