AMANDA JANE GABORI | ‘My Mother's Country’| Acrylic on board Ancestors My artist name is Goompi’s

My artist name is Goompi’s Girl proudly given to me by my dad who was given that name by his elders from North Stradbroke Island

Ink type Charbonnel

multi-year Belonging/Northern Disclosure arts development project

and made a fire

AMANDA JANE GABORI | ‘My Mother's Country’| Acrylic on board Ancestors My artist name is Goompi’sArtist Statement: "This artwork is about my Mum; Sally Gabori Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda. She was taken away from her Country but she never lost her creative roots. Her art is bright and light, just like the land she was born in, Mirdidingki, on the south side of Bentinck Island. This is her Country, where the big lake is." Artist Biography: "I was born in the township of Gununa on Mornington Island at the old hospital which is now the Council Office.