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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.

Name: Donna Loxton


Language: Manyjilyjarra


Community: Punmu


Biography:

Donna was born in Port Hedland. From there she went to Strelly, stayed there for a couple of years, then went to Jigalong. She went to school at Jigalong and Nullagine. She has lived in Punmu since 1983. She has two kids and works in the clinic full time. Donna has been painting with Martumili Artists since 2007, and has focussed on painting country around her home in Punmu community and also paints her grandmother's country where she walked in Pugiman days. She enjoys learning the stories and painting that country. In March 2009 she and the other women of Punmu decided to do a collaborative artwork to help raise funds for their community.


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