“They thought the night parrot was extinct until they saw him near Punmu, I like watching birds while I’m out here” – Terrance Headland
Name: Terrance Headland
Biography:
I was born in Perth to a Yamaji mother and a Noongar father. I've come to Newman to meet family up here, to learn my history and about my family history. i'v efelt peace of mind since moving here. I like painting birds, I see birds in different places and paint them when I like them.
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where Read more…
Linyji (Claypan) “This linyji (claypan) story, it’s about when the old people used to be living in the desert, a long, long time ago- thousands of years ago. They used to make a hole in the linyjii for Read more…
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where Read more…