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Brian Farmer Illortaminni
Jilamara Arts & Crafts, Melville Island
Director, Tiwi Region

Qualifications & Achievements

ANKAAA Director (since 2009)
Board Member / Ngawa Mantawi Representative, Jilamara Arts & Craft Association (since 2005)
Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership, Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (2009)
Art Centre Money Story Training (2 weeks), Little Fish (2008)
Governance Training/Workshop (2006)
Present Public Officer, Tiwi Art Network (since 2005)
Teacher, Milikapiti School (4 years)
Power and Water Officer, Milikapiti (3 years)

Brian lived in central Australia doing teacher's course then became a Teacher's Aide at the Milikapiti School in the 1980s. Brian painted for ceremony but not commercially until 2004 when he joined Jilamara Arts & Crafts. Brian has participated in several exhibitions, including All the Tiwi Mob at Short St Gallery, Broome in 2006. In 2005 Brian opened the Jilamara exhibition at Birrung Gallery, Sydney and did work experience at the gallery.

Exhibitions

2005 Jilamara, Walkabout Gallery, Sydney
2006 Yirrajirrima murrakupuni ngawurraningimarri, Tiwi Art Network, Darwin
2006 All the Tiwi Mob, Short St Gallery, Broome
2008 Three Countries, all of us, our good designs, Tiwi Art Network annual exhibition, Darwin
2009 Mukumuwu, To Be Together, Tiwi Art Network, Darwin
2009 Wulikija Jilamara, Northern Editions, Charles Darwin University, Darwin
2009 Jilamara Kangi, Colour on Paper, Tunbridge Gallery, Margaret River WA
2010 Kumunupunari,- Season of Smoke Tiwi Art Network, Darwin
2010 Nginimuwila Jilamara - Our Design, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
2011 Yingarti Jilamara – Marianne Newman Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2011 nginimuwila kurrujipini – Our colour, Tiwi Art Network, Darwin
2011 awirankini jilamara – Short St Gallery, Broome WA

Languages Spoken:

Tiwi, English