INDIGENOUS FAMILY CANVAS WINS THE 2016 WYNNE PRIZE

Featured image- Ken family sisters in front of their award winning entry.

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The Ken sisters at the podium. Looking on is Mark Nelson, the deputy Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Five sisters from the Ken family – Tjungkara Ken, Yaritji Young, Freda Brady, Maringka Tunkin and Sandra Ken – who live in the remote Aboriginal community of Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, won the 2016 Wynne Prize with their collaborative canvas entitled SEVEN SISTERS.

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“We are very proud to see our painting here in Sydney and to win the Wynne Prize. I am happy to be here with my sisters and for my family in Amata to see our painting win this big award,” Tjungkara Ken said upon winning this prestigious award.