| Date of birth : 1948 Language : Gupapuyngu Clan : Daygurrgurr Social Affiliations : Yirritja moiety, Ngarritj subsection |
Peter Gambung Djeki is a well educated man in the "balanda" (European) sense. Having studied through Batchelor College, Gambung was the Town Clerk of Ramingining in 1993. He also spent some time operating the BRACS (Broadcasting in Remote Aboriginal Communities Service) television in Ramingining.
Peter is a member of the Gupapuyngu language group, within which are a number of clans. Peter belongs to the Daygurrgurr clan. There is a locality near Elcho Island called Gambung Djeki, after which Peter is named.
Select Group Exhibitions:
2006, Bark Paintings, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2007, Bula'bula Arts: The Next Generation, Australia Dreaming Art, Melbourne
Collections:
Kluge-Ruhe Collection, University of Virginia, USA.
Commissions:
1989/90, John Kluge, Painting Their Land Commission, USA
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