Clan

Gälpu

Artist Dates

1952-2020

Alternative Names

Malalupa

Malaluba Gumana

The daughter of Gumuk Gumana and Marratj Gurruwiwi, Malaluba Gumana began painting in 2006, becoming a prolific and successful painter of her mother’s Gälpu clan totems. She is a two-time category winner at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, winning the bark painting prize in 2013 and the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award in 2019.