Halo Wandjinas over looking the Rocky Ranges on my Country, Ngarinyin Country
Name: Kira Wilson
Biography:
Kira Wilson is a proud Ngarinyin woman from the Gibb Rover Road in the Kimberly Region. She is the daughter-in-law of Yinjaa-Barni Artists Justina Willis.
Kira began painting after her father passed away and painting became a comfort place for her. She paints to keep her culture alive. Now residing and working in the Pilbara, Kira says the landscape here reminds her of home and gives her inspiration for her artworks.
Mulla Mulla This is the Fortescue Mulla Mulla or ‘Gumbarli’ in Yindjibarndi language. The flower is a purplish colour. It’s not a bush medicine, just a flower that grows in the country, in lines along Read more…
Salt Flats There are many Salt flats in the Pilbara.This painting depicts the water flowing underneath with the salt forming on top in ripples to show the movement of the ocean.
My Country In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or Read more…