Kulyakartu is a large area in the far north of the Martu homelands, near the Percival Lakes region of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert. Kulyakartu is mostly flat grass Country, and is known as a good hunting area. In particular, parnajarrpa (goanna), wild cats, and lunki (witchetty grub) are found in abundance here. In the wantajarra (wet season) the dry lakes in the region fill with water.
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).
Parnngurr Aboriginal community (Cotton Creek) is one of six Aboriginal communities located within the Martu homelands. It is 370km east of Newman, at the Southern end of the Karlamilyi (Rudall River) area, and in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Untitled Martumili Artists work with over three hundred artists from remote Martu Aboriginal communities, including Punmu, Parnngurr, Kunawarritji, Jigalong, Irrungadji (Nullagine), and Warralong, as well as from the Parnpajinya (Newman) gallery and studio spaces. Known Read more…
Kulyakartu Kulyakartu is a large area in the far north of the Martu homelands, near the Percival Lakes region of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert. Kulyakartu is mostly flat grass Country, and is known as Read more…
Untitled Martumili Artists work with over three hundred artists from remote Martu Aboriginal communities, including Punmu, Parnngurr, Kunawarritji, Jigalong, Irrungadji (Nullagine), and Warralong, as well as from the Parnpajinya (Newman) gallery and studio spaces. Known Read more…