Karen Rogers

“My artwork often shows the country where I grew up. It’s inspired by our life in Ngukurr and our culture. In our culture we are not allowed to paint our own dreaming, so I like to paint my mother’s and grandmother’s dreamings. They are magurrmagurr (dragonfly), langgurna (magpie goose), ngurru (catfish) and ngakngak (white-breasted sea eagle). When I paint these things I like to tell their stories to my children and grandchildren.” – Karen Rogers

Karen lives in Ngukurr with her family, she also studies at the Bachelor institute. That is where she created her first painting, Karen’s art has developed enormously in the time that she has been studying at Batchelor and she encourages other Ngukurr artists to study there. Karen has tried many new skills in the past few years, but at Ngukurr she is the resident screen printer, she creates and prints all the designs herself using mainly stencils and rollers. The eco dyed scarves (without  a print) are made using local bushes and plants to obtain the colour.