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: Kristy Yanawana
Community: Bidyadanga
Biography:
Kristy was born in Broome and moved around all different places growing up, "All over, so many places." Kristy grew up in Bidyadanga until she left at 18 to live in Beagle Bay, and currently resides in Newman.
Having always loved art, Kristy started painting in Newman. She spent time painting with her brother, dad and little sister on their veranda, painting bush life. Kristy's favourite subjects to paint are wildflowers, animal tracks and ocean animals like stingrays, turtles and fish. She is the sister of artist Daniel Walbidi, who she says tried to teach her painting but she was too shy to learn.
Pangkapirni Pangkapirni is a very significant place to the Artist. This is her Ngurra (home) country where she lived and travelled throughout the Pujiman (bush) days with her family. It is not far from the Read more…
Jartuti “Jartuti water place east of Parnngurr. In pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days old people walked and hunted there, we went there recently with KJ (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa) ranger mob, lovely place.” – Beverley Rogers Jartuti is Read more…
Bush Medicine Traditional Martu knowledge of plant properties was encyclopedic, and saw plants used for purposes as diverse as food resources, carving implements, tobacco, firewood, shelter construction, and bush medicines. Depicted in this work are Read more…