Cecelia Tigan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cecelia joined Nagula Jarndu in 2022 when she moved to Broome with her family. She&nbsp;spent her childhood&nbsp;on her Mayala Country in </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ardyaloon</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">/One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula. Her work is strongly influenced by her late father, the renowned </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">riji </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(ceremonial pearl carving) artist Aubrey Tigan whose shells are held in galleries and museums around the world. Like her father, Cecilia tells stories of her Bard Jawi, Mayala heritage, collecting pearl shells on the high tide, whirlpools and tidal movements, ancestral connections, traditional hunting techniques and tools, ocean food and medicine. She has strong connections to her heritage and is passionate about the recording and maintenance of language and respectful cultural practices that ensure the integrity of her heritage is continued.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br /></p>