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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 for their diverse, energetic, and unmediated painting styles, their works reflect the dramatic geography and scale of their homelands. Each artist, however, brings a unique approach to their craft.

Younger Martu artists often start painting alongside their parents, grandparents, and extended family, which fosters an organic learning process. This not only involves mastering painting techniques but also understanding specific locations, family histories, traditional ways of life, bush tucker, and Jukurrpa (Dreaming). Over time, with encouragement from their peers, they develop their own distinct styles and explore unique painting techniques and subject matter. In this work the artist brings a contemporary, evolving perspective to their work.

Categories: Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)

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 surrounded by ocean.

When I paint [Kulyakartu, the desert], I chose blues and greens because that’s how I want to express how I see the landscape."

- Chloe Jadai

 

Chloe Jadai was born in Derby and grew up in Bidyadanga, a coastal community where the desert meets the sea in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. In more recent times she has lived between Bidyadanga and Parnngurr, where she works with the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Rangers.

Through her family, Chloe was immersed in art from a young age. Her artworks often explore the connection between two vastly different worlds—Bidyadanga’s coastline and the desert landscapes of Kulyakartu and Kirriwirri. She uses a distinctive palette of blues and greens to reflect her emotional and visual experience of Country. Chloe’s work was exhibited in Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists in 2025 and featured in Vogue Australia the same year.

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