AMANDA JANE GABORI | ‘My Fathers Country’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas | 51 h x 41 w cm Alma Norman GARY NAMPONAM | 'Peey-Peeyan (Howling)'

GARY NAMPONAM | 'Peey-Peeyan (Howling)' | 2014 | Etching | Edition of 10

Fiona Omeenyo lives in Cairns and mainly works through the Lockhart River Art Centre and Fireworks Gallery in Brisbane

Produced through KickArts Contemporary Arts Indigenous Residential Printmaking Program with support from The Copyright Council of Australia's Cultural Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with Lockhart River Art Centre

as this month’s features show

'An object rolls out of a sand truck and catches the interest of a flock of ibis near a canefield

AMANDA JANE GABORI | ‘My Fathers Country’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas | 51 h x 41 w cm Alma Norman GARY NAMPONAM | 'Peey-Peeyan (Howling)'"My Dad was born on the edge of Kabararrji in the south of Bentinck Island. So he carries the name Kabararrjingathi, his Country that's why he is called "Gabori, the English corruption of the place name. There are lots of grasses there called malbaa that the women used to gather to make woven grass bags called mijilda. I was born in the township of Gununa on Mornington Island at the old hospital which is now the Council Office. I am one of 10