FIONA OMEENYO | 'Stormy Times' | Painting / stretched

“My country is Pathacy (Chester River near Coen) that’s where my Grandmother is from. My gures are about family and country. I do my painting to carry my culture on and so my children will know our stories. I paint the colours of the Country at home and the skies... No matter where you go, you’re still carrying these stories and memories for a life-time.” - Fiona Omeenyo 

FIONA OMEENYO
Born: 1981 Lockhart River QLD
Region: Eastern Cape York Peninsula
Language: Umpila
Lives & works: Cairns, QLD

Born in the remote community of Lockhart River on the Eastern Cape York Peninsula, Fiona Omeenyo was taught the traditional ways of the area including fishing and gathering food, activities she still enjoys passing down to her children and grandchildren. Fiona was also a founding member of the Lockhart River ‘Art Gang’ established in the 1990s.

Fiona is best known for her figurative arrangements symbolic of ancestral spirits and nurturing family stories. Fiona has exhibited nationally and internationally and travelled to the USA and UK with her exhibitions.

FIONA OMEENYO | 'Stormy Times' | 2006 | Painting / stretched | 196 x 112 cm

Cat.no: T-FO060421 SKU LOCKFO0421