This is the Harding River. I painted this with my grandmother Allery Sandy. She taught me to paint my Country.
Name: Treinaya Phillips
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
I was born in Armadale Khelmscott Memorial Hospital in Perth on the 27th of June 1997, I am the eldest child of Brian Phillips and Sheryl Hicks. I have two sisters Cheyenne and Natiesha, four brothers Qualin, Shequarne, Tyrheece and Draecus. I've spent most of my life travelling and moving back and fourth from Roebourne to Perth, I finally settled down in Newman after five years while I was still in year 12 we moved to Karratha to be closer to my family and country. my mother is Ngarluma and my dad is Yindjibarndi, I follow my dads side. I started painting in 2011 in my year 9 art class,in 2014 i started painting with my family at Yinjaa-Barni Art. I enjoy painting patterns, mixing colours and I find it relaxing
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