BILLY MISSI | 'Mekai au Nisal' (Almond Leaves) LithographBilly Missi, 1970 2012, was a Maluilgal man from Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. Billy is known as one of the leading printmakers of this region, having exhibited widely and achieved both national and international acclaim. He comes from a respected family of art practitioners and choreographers, from the tribes of Wagedagam, Geomu and Panai in Malu Lilgal (Western Torres Strait). Almond Leaves "Mekai means almond, almond leaves, and almond

Aamu gapunu kunumzinga

its arts funding and advisory body

An accomplished Seafarer with a Degree in Nautical Science and 20 years of innumerable sea miles crossing oceans

In the bottom of the work the sun is simultaneously rising and setting

greeting cards and more

and safety that First Nations peoples are reclaiming through our Sovereignty Re‑Realised

Koedalaw mura ngariya ngaw palayzinga mineral

yet each island had its own unique way of expressing and performing it (see A

while the brother’s sought seafood

She creates a range of items

and the images are of sea creatures that live in and around the Torres Strait

We did not take food with us