TiwiArt

Timothy Cook began exhibiting his work in the late 1990’s. His art depicts body paint designs used in the Pukamani Ceremony (Tiwi burial ceremony) and the Kulama Ceremony (yam ceremony).

His art is also closely linked to stories of Purrukuparli, the Tiwi mythological ancestor and is characterised by a geometric structure of lines and dots.These geometric patterns, common in all Tiwi art, often depict sites of stories of mythological significance involving ancestors who were changed into animals or birds.

Timothy’s distinctive style has received much attention in recent years. His work has been exhibited in both group and solo exhibtions.

Major Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of New South Wales
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Artbank, Sydney
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Art Gallery of South Australia
Charles Darwin University
The Laverty Collection
Westframers Collection, Western Australia
Murdoch University Collection, Western Australia
Musee du quai Branly, France