Bidyadanga is a community located on the Kimberley coast in Western Australia, where the Great Sandy Desert meets the sea. The word Bidyadanga is derived from pijarta/ bidyada (emu watering hole).
Name: Chloe Jadai
Biography:
"I started painting because of the feeling of it- I knew I wanted to paint. I grew up watching my grandparents paint. I like to paint more about the ocean. In Bidgy [Bidyadanga] we are kinda surrounded by ocean."
- Chloe Jadai
Chloe was born in Derby and grew up in Bidyadanga. She went to school in Perth and then moved back to Bidyadanga, where she finished schooling. She later moved to Parnngurr and works with the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ) Rangers.
Bidyadanga is a community located on the Kimberley coast in Western Australia, where the Great Sandy Desert meets the sea. The word Bidyadanga is derived from pijarta/ bidyada (emu watering hole).
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