Aboriginal Fine Art

Tribe: Gurindji / Wanyi

Area: Katherine, Northern Territory

Born: 1972

Biography:

Kamahi King was born in Katherine, Northern Territory. Kamahi began painting and sketching at a young age.
Kamahi’s grandfather, a member of the Gurindji tribe, was born at Banka Banka in the Northern Territory and was both a teacher and a mentor to young Kamahi who grew up in Katherine. His grandfather told him stories about the desert and his knowledge was invaluable as this old man had travelled many miles mustering across the country and had a kinship to the land he knew so well.
As a result Kamahi’s work is greatly influenced by his grandfather’s teaching and he successfully inter-mingles his own unique style and images with other art styles taken from many locations and experiences. This combination of knowledge and “Dreamings” is what we see in all his works.