Womanhood

The Artist

Delphine Sarago is a descendant of the Wadjanbarra Yidinji and Jirrbal peoples, known as the Rainforest People of Far North Queensland.

The mulit-talented Delphine paints her art, signed ‘Gigorou’ (meaning beauty, referring to a woman in the Jirrbal language) and has been exhibited nationally. As an illustrator of vibrant children’s storybooks, she received an award from Black Ink Press for traditional dreamtime stories Nana’s Land and Djomi Dream Child.

“The majority of my work depicts Aboriginal people in everyday life, from hunting, playing or sitting around the camp site telling stories. The life of my people is very simple but important. I like to refer to us as ‘keepers of the land’.

Understanding what nature has to offer us if we take care of our land, Country and planet inspires me to capture nature and my people in my artwork. Although my work is expressed through contemporary mediums, it possess traditional symbolism – acknowledging the past and present – that is instilled in Aboriginal culture and the way we live today,” Delphine Sarago.