Certificate of Authenticity

David Dunn


Born: 1964
Language: Wiradjuri-English
Country: Wiradjuri Nation
Area: Trangie

　

My name is David Dunn; Aboriginal name is Gaagang, (elder brother). I was born in Trangie, (NSW). I have been painting all my life and started to sell my artworks in 1986. I remember drawing and colouring in with my mother and father when I was about five years old. I get a lot of enjoyment out painting, although the fun part is when I see other people’s expressions while they are viewing one of my works. I paint from the heart not from a picture, as I was told by an Elder from the Warburton community to paint what you feel not what you see. When I hold the brush this is all I do, someone else "(God)" does the painting. This letter confirms that you are buying an original Done by Dunn Art, David Dunn Aboriginal art painting.
 

“BILLABONG DREAMING”
 

This paintings depicts a Billabong and the life under the water. The three circles joined by squiggly lines represent my signature and the three rivers of the "Wiradjuri Nation", The Wambool (Macquarie),Kalar (Lachlan) and Murrumbidgerie (Murrumbidgee).The Wiradjuri tribe is also known by the name of "the River people" as we all lived along the banks of the Rivers which stretches across NSW. The Wiradjuri lands stretch from Nyngan to Albury and from Hay to Bathurst - the largest territory in New South Wales. Our country extends across 80, 00 square kilometers across areas known as the South West slopes, central and Southern table lands, Capital Country and the Riverina.The pictures are all left to your imagination. ©