About Donny Woolagoodja
Born 1947. Donny Woolagoodja is an artist.
Yornadaiyn (Donny) Woolagoodja (1947-2022) was an Aboriginal Australian artist. He was a member of the Worrorra people of the Kimberley area of Western Australia.
Career Woolagoodja was the first chairman of the Mowanjum Artists Centre. Woolagoodja's giant Wandjina artwork featured at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Personal Donny Woolagoodja was born in 1947 at the Kunmunya Mission on the Kimberley coast, the son of Sam Woolagoodja.
Honours and awards 2021 Red Ochre Award - Australia Council for the Arts 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature NonFiction Award, shortlisted
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Who is Donny Woolagoodja?
Australian Indigenous artist
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Donny Woolagoodja was born in 1947 in Western Australia.
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Donny Woolagoodja is an artist.
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