Gulnay Traditional Owner
Maker of Traditional Objects

Clarence Kinjun is a Gulnay man of the Tully River area. He is a language speaker and a well known and respected maker of traditional objects such as shields, boomerangs, swords and so on, objects traditionally made and painted by men. He is a holder of cultural knowledge. Clarence’s grandfather was the last initiated man of the Tully River area.

EXHIBITIONS:
2011 QR Tilt Train, Art + Place Project , Launched Cairns September
2011 Bagu on the Strand, Strand Ephemera, Townsville, Artistic Excellence Award
2011 CIAF, Cruise Terminal Cairns
2011 Bunyadinyu Bagu, Suzanne O’Connell Gallery
2011 Inclusion on signage for the Tully District Heritage Trail
2010 Gulnay Country My Home My Paradise DVD produced by Girringun
2007 Girringun Land and Sea Conference