Merring-Jippa Murray
Merring-Jippa Murray
Yorta Yorta, Wamba Wamba, Dja Dja Wurrung and Kamilaroi woman
I enjoy being creative and have a passion for digital art, sketching and photography. Inspired by my older sister and her creative art journey from an early age, during COVID I started to do my art digitally. This has been something I’ve enjoyed as it has allowed me to unearth my creativity further.
I would describe myself as an animal person which is seen in my art of contemporary combinations of native Australian animals and Aboriginal art styles. I'm inspired by the diverse and uniqueness of Australian animals which can only be found on this country. And I'm inspired by Aboriginal kinship totems which connect our people on a spiritual level to our mob, our country and our dreaming. Totems define our people’s roles and responsibilities and our relationships with each other. It represents our responsibility to care for our totems and caring for the country they belong to. It’s about connectedness and belonging with each other, our families, our country, our ancestors, our dreamtime and all living things.