"Shirley Purdie, My Story Ngaginybe Jarragbe" By Shirley Purdie

I am Shirley Purdie
This is my story
Ngayin-ga Birrmarriyan-nga
Berrembi jarragbe ngaginybe.

My mother shows me how to get bushtucker and she shows me how to paint.
Now I'm a famous artist.
My paintings are all over the world hanging in important places. Happy times.

Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim-Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National Portrait Gallery exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. The exhibition will be rehung, in Gallery 1, to coincide with the launch of My Story, along with a series of cultural engagement activities based on My Story.

This is the first book in the Kimberley Art Centre Series. The series focuses on developing the skills of Kimberley Aboriginal artists in children's picture book storytelling and illustration.

ISBN: 9781925936131
ISBN-10: 1925936139
Series: Kimberly Art Centre Series
Audience: Children
For Ages: 1+ years old
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 32
Published: 1st October 2020
Publisher: Magabala Books
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 25.7 x 25.8  x 1
Weight (kg): 0.44