Billy Missi'n Wakain Thamai Bird culture and community

culture and community

For nearly seven decades

Ideal for children and adults

exploring his life and career

the collective life at the time of the British invasion

Billy Missi'n Wakain Thamai Bird culture and communityBilly 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). The 68 page catalogue contains high resolution imagery of each