Raylene Bonson
Biography
Raylene Bonson is a talented textile artist, carving meticulous designs onto Lino tiles to print onto a range of fabric surfaces. She is known for printing Marebu (Pandanus Mat), Lorrkon ( Hollow Funeral Log), Kunmadj (dilly bag), and Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe).
In 2019 her Screen Print design Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe) was licensed by Kip & Co and featured on a successful homewares range. In 2021, the same design was used to make a piece of contemporary furniture called Love Bench With Back, 2021 which was a collaboration by Daniel, emma and raylene and is currently on tour with .
Raylene has been working with Bábbarra Designs since 2012 and now has a permanent role as an arts worker. Raylene was mentored by her late mother, Nancy Gununwanga, a senior textile artist at Bábbarra Designs and a founding member of Bábbarra Women’s Centre.
Raylene’s father came from Gunbalanya way.
Raylene is well known for her designs depicting ancestral stories and ceremonial objects, in particular lorrkkon (hollow log for burial ceremony), kunmadj (dillybag) and mandjabu (conical fishtrap).
Fabrics for sale
Kunbowinjku (Fresh Water) 2022
Kunbowinjku (Fresh Water) 2022
Mandjabu
Marebu and Kunmadj
Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe)
Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe)
Mandjabu
Kayawa (baby floor mat)
Kunmadj
Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe)
Kunmadj
Artist's designs
Kunbowinjku (Fresh Water)
Makassan Boat with Bottles and Rope
Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe)
Past Exhibitions
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CDU Gallery
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Laundry Gallery
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Outstaion Gallery
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Gorrong Gorrong Homeland
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Gallery 5
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Fowler Museum - UCLA
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World Expo Dubai
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JAM FACTORY
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Australian Embassy Germany
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Delmar Gallery
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Northern Territory Major Events Company
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Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid (ES)
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Euroa Butter Factory
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NSW Parliament House
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The Cross Art Projects
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Tactile Arts
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National Museum of Australia
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