Serena

Biography

Serena comes from a family of celebrated weavers. She alongside Telstra NATSIAA award winning sister Anniebell Marngarramarngarra both learning weaving from their mother Nancy Djuluma.  

Sererena first started weaving using the coiling and twining technique which she used to make baskets, dilly bags and string bags. Following her sister she started building bamboo frames with she weaves colourful pandanus between.

She commonly depicts her mother’s djang (dreaming) Stingray and Barramundi of which she is djungkay for.

Languages

Kuninjku

Community

Maningrida

Date of birth

1971-01-01

Clan

Dangkorlo

Artworks

Past Exhibitions

Group

  • 2022
    Northern Waters, Short St Gallery Broome
  • 2020
    Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2020, Online
  • 2008
    2008 Maningrida arising, Maningrida arising, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2004
    2004 Divas of the desert, Divas of the desert: Maningrida, Minymaku, Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, NT
  • 1998
    1998, Maningrida Weavings, Maningrida Weavings Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT