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Iningai

Posted by Ethan Kotiau on July 04, 2021

I grew up on Iningai country. The Iningai (Yiningayi) are the indigenous people of the present-day Longreach region in Queensland. Their traditional land encompasses a territory of over 50,000 km2, stretching east to Barcaldine and north to Aramac and Muttaburra. This is the area I have always considered home.

An Artist's Journey Home

Posted by Ethan Kotiau on May 31, 2021

When the gallery director came over and explained more about the painting – that it was about women’s business – he was reminded of his grandmother’s stories and his connection with the piece grew even stronger. “It was like seeing a piece of me in the mirror that I hadn’t seen before,” he says. “That’s when I decided I wanted to paint.”