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• Artist: Agnes Armstrong
• Art Centre: Waringarri Arts
• Region: Kimberley

Artwork Story

I was born on Ivanhoe Station. I grew up with the old people. They taught me lots about hunting – all the bush foods. I used to work at Ivanhoe station doing houseworkand gardening. I came to Kununurra and started schooling here during the 60’s. Before that I had been at the Research Station School. During the 70’s I was at the Beagle Bay Mission School. I came back to Kununurra then got a job cooking for th pensioners in our Mirima Community. I then moved to Dingo Springs where I watched the old people carving boab nuts and I started doing boabs. After that I came to Waringarri to do painting. As well I am doing Ministry and bible studies. I have one daughter and three adopted sons and I live back in Mirima, stopping in my country for good.