JOEL SAM | 'Thulup Au Thoner (Stingray Season)' | Linocut PrintJoel Sams family lives in Bamaga, Cape York, and originates from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Born on Thursday Island, he currently lives in Cairns, having finished his art studies in 2005 with a Diploma of Art from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Visual Arts Course at the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE. Since then he has been developing an art practice and technical skills in the media of linocut, sculpture and etching. Joels

Bibad is on the eastward side of Mornington Island its our traditional home land

adha doegamuya patalnga a muyiw doegamuya pataginga

There was no modern homes built in those days

Ipika warul kuniya tidimin thanam padhaka a waru kazil thanamun danalayg kuyk ayman

fruit and nuts

climb up the stones and do fishing

Origin: Gangalidda

Region: North Queensland

This print depicts such a journey

image size 154 x 66 cm

that his bush tucker

This bag was designed