Coreen Reading

I am a Kaiadilt woman from Bentinck Island, having grown up mostly on Mornington Island on Lardil land.  My Father is a European of English/Irish/Swedish descent.  My Mother was a strong and proud Kaiadilt woman from the Rukathi/Wuldunuthi people.  My Grandmother & Grandfather spoke Kayardild and were part of the original 60 inhabitants of Bentinck island that were taken to Mornington Island during the missionary days, 1947-1948.  We are now known as the ‘Loogatha’ family, a distortion of our original ‘Rukuthi’. As a child, we traveled around Australia with our Father during school holidays and Mother and Stepfather for work, but our roots have always been maintained in the Wellesley Islands.  My heritage is a mix of western perspective, with my heart and spirit coming from my Kaiadilt roots intertwined with Lardil experiences.  Now having my own family and ready to travel, I have started painting to keep my own and my children's connection to country alive.  With inspiration from my Loogatha Mothers, I try to capture the vibrant landscape using colours and shapes; I hope to portray the deep emotional sense of connection to my people, land and sea.  

Artworks

22-23

22-23

$3,850.00

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Ngaka Ngada (Who Am I?), 2023

60 x 90 cm

Acrylic on canvas

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21-23

21-23

$3,500.00

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Thuwathu, 2023

60 x 90 cm

Acrylic on canvas

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362-22

362-22

$1,375.00

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Balibali - Stingray, 2022

50.9 x 25.4 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

 

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359-22

359-22

$1,250.00

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Balibali - Stingray, 2022

50.9 x 25.4 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

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109-22

109-22

$1,400.00

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Mala Kunbulka - Sea Animals - 2022

30.5 x 40.5 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

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37-22

37-22

$1,500.00

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Balibali - Stingray - 2022

50 cm diameter

Acrylic on canvas board

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677-21

677-21

$3,000.00

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Kombali Kanduukandu Bangaa - Kombali Red Turtle - 2021

90 x 60 cm

Acrylic on Belgian linen

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780-21

780-21

$1,750.00

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Ribarrmatha - Mourning - 2021

40 x 50 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

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89-22

89-22

$1,400.00

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Kungarra Kalbarra - White Cliff Crane - 2022

40.5 x 30.5 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

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491-21

491-21

$0.00

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Walawa Nida Nigijindaa - Small diamond anchor fish is my name - 2021

40.2 x 50.2 cm

Acrylic on canvas board

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489-21

489-21

$0.00

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Warrunda (Goanna) - 2021

40.5 x 51 cm

Acrylic on Belgian linen

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481-21

481-21

$1,000.00

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Ngakulwanda Ngawijalatha – Our Birth Signs Clock - 2021

30 cm diameter

Acrylic on plywood

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