Wati Ngintaka Perentie Lizard Man

Reggie Uluru

22 Feb

2024

2024

9 Mar

2024

22 - 25 Feb 2024 Melbourne Art Fair 2024, Booth M4
23 Feb - 09 Mar 2024 cbOne Gallery

Chapman & Bailey, in collaboration with Walkatjara Art Uluru, is proud to present REGGIE ULURU.

Reggie Uluru paints shimmering colours in the rhythm of dance as he sings the Ngintaka ancestral story that he knows so well. Reggie Uluru is senior traditional custodian of Uluru and was part of the official hand back of his lands by the Australian Federal Government in 1985. He has taught countless visitors his ancestral lore over many years as a ranger and tour guide.

Now revered elder and ceremony songman, Reggie Uluru sits and paints to teach his knowledge passing down his songlines through time and space.

“I feel proud to teach young ones about country, my Tjukurpa, our learning stories, about the family ancestors, the spirits, how to find waterholes and bush tucker. Show them the right way, the connection to culture how my father Paddy taught me long time. I now live in Mutitjulu, where I paint Wati Ngintaka, Perentie Lizard Man”
- Reggie Uluru 2023

Courtesy of Walkatjara Art Uluru

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Reggie Uluru

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Mutitjulu Community in Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park
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“ I was born in Paramita near Indulkana in the bush, and was given my name at Todd Morden station. As a boy I was grown up by my sister in the nearby station Amuroona, then as a young man in Mimili. I spent much of my working life as a stockman in the northern lands of South Australia before returning to my father’s country, Uluru. I was strong from hard work on horses, but my brother Cassidy was quicker. Mostly we looked after cattle, and sometimes camels. Had to be careful as they were mean…bite you.”

As a well-known traditional owner of Uluru, Reggie took part in the official handback by the Australian Federal Government in 1985. He worked as a ranger in the jointly managed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park before becoming a tour guide with Anangu Tours.

He has taught countless visitors his ancestral lore and is a leading elder in Mutitjulu community and senior singer for ceremony at Uluru.

“I feel proud to teach young ones about Country, my Tjukurpa, our learning stories, about family ancestors, how to find waterholes and best tucker. Show them the right way, connection to culture how my father taught me long time ago. I now live at old people’s (aged care) in Mutitjulu, where I paint Wati Ngintaka (Perentie Lizard Man).”

- Reggie Uluru

Courtesy of Walkatjara Art Uluru 2023

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