Keenan Bird Jangala
Keenan Bird Jangala
Born: 1999
Language Group: Eastern Anmatyerre
Country: Ilkawerne (El-go-an-na), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects: Tyankern (Mulga Berries) Dreaming, Ahakeye (Bush Plum) Dreaming, Ntang Artety (Mulga Seed) Dreaming, Utnea (Carpet Snake) Dreaming, Tyankern (Mulga Berries) and Utnea (Carpet Snake) Dreaming, Utnea (Carpet Snake) and Ntang Artety (Mulga Seed) Dreaming, Aherte (Bilby) Dreaming
Keenan is a son of artists Kevin Bird and Marie Ryder who have four children together. Keenan began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 2014 when he was fifteen. When he received his first canvases from Mbantua, he was very excited. He said 'I like painting, I would like to do more!'
Keenan's country and stories are passed down from his father's ancestors. His stories are associated with his country, Ilkawerne and Mulga Bore region.