Name: Madeline Purdie
Language: Gija
Community: Warmun
Biography:
Madeline Purdie was born in Wyndham, attended Ngalangangpum primary school in Warmun then she completed her secondary education in Broome.
Madeline is the Chair of Warmun Community and is also the Manager of the Warmun Aged Care program.
Purdie takes her traditional country as the subject of her paintings including her mother, Shirley Purdie's country. She also paints Ngarranggarni stories from her grandmother and grandfather's country in Norton Bore, Violet Valley and Argyle. She continues to paint the Ngarranggarni stories told to her by her older family members.
Madeline is also an accomplished carver and makes bird sculptures from boab nuts and jarlalu wood.
Elephant Hill Elephant Hill is in Purnululu. The grey area is an ant hill and the circle is hole in the rock that you can see straight through. The sky is full of shooting stars Read more…
KANGAROO DREAMING – MABEL JULI Mabel paints of a dreamtime story told to her by both parents, this story takes place on her mother’s country which is called Spring Vale station. This is the Kangaroo dreaming – Read more…
Jamerndel – Tatum Rivers Tatum is drawn to painting jamerndel (ant hills, or termite mounds) as they are significant to Gija Country but also because of their meaning to her and her family. Her ancestors were placed in jamerndel Read more…