VENETTA DENHAM | 'Gundala' | Hand woven basket Ed Koumans working formerly as a Surrealist

working formerly as a Surrealist painter she created artworks with strong political and social content and an interplay between recognisable objects that delivered more questions than clearly defined answers

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Euan made a pledge with himself to paint one each day

This story is from the people of Saibai who belong to the TABU (snake) clan

building from selling her works at the local Cairns Market to today where co-owns her own gallery in the heart of Cairns

VENETTA DENHAM | 'Gundala' | Hand woven basket Ed Koumans working formerly as a SurrealistTraditionally made with Lawyer cane (bugul), these baskets were used to collect fruit, seeds and native turkey eggs. Today artists are experimenting with a variety of non traditional items such as wire, plastics, ropes and cord to create the gundala. Venetta Denham is a Girramay woman living in the Murray Upper region, north west of Cardwell. Venetta is an emerging artist that practices as a painter, weaver, and ceramicist. Her artwork depicts her