Catfish Dreaming AB8 Leo Melpi On display at Sofitel Brisbane

On display at Sofitel Brisbane Central

Framed size: 28 x 25

float mount behind glass

She is one of a handful of women painters making art in a male-dominated art-producing region and recognises that men and women have complementary roles to play in defending

Catfish Dreaming AB8 Leo Melpi On display at Sofitel BrisbaneYear: 1998 Size: 49 x 22cm natural earth ochre on stringybark Here the artist has depicted his totem, the small black freshwater catfish known as 'Buliya'. Buliya are a favourite fish for the Yolngu people and are often depicted amongst the water lillies, leeches and natural debris such as leaves and reeds.