BILLY MISSI | 'Warup (drum)' | Hand-coloured linocut | Large print Sally Murray yet unique spaces

yet unique spaces

I’m honouring my Great Grandmother Maude

Region: Cairns

Tribe: Meriam Samsep

This rain has gotten big

BILLY MISSI | 'Warup (drum)' | Hand-coloured linocut | Large print Sally Murray yet unique spacesBilly Missi, 1970 2012, was from Kubin Village, Moa Island in Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait). His solo exhibition Urapun Kai Buai (One Big Kin) focuses on family and cultural protocols, and the artist's contemporary life experiences growing up in Zenadh Kes. Missi is known as one of the leading printmakers of this region, having exhibited widely and achieved both national and international acclaim. He comes from a respected family of art practitioners