Sunset time beautiful Ngurra, country its beautiful its goonmardii (plenty of food, good country) We can go fishing, we got kangaroos, turkeys, we never cook in the river, we cook up top. I paint to show people how to appreciate country, to not rubbish it, always pick your rubbish up because country will be there forever, for generations to generation.
Name: Wendy Hubert
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
Wendy Hubert is a respected Yindjibarndi Elder, cultural custodian, artist and linguist. Born at Red Hill Station on Guruma Country, Wendy lived at Red Hill Station, Minderoo Station and Onslow before settling in Roebourne. Now a widow, Wendy met her husband in Roebourne through her work in community health and together they had three sons. Wendy began painting with Juluwarlu Art Group in 2019 and has become a dedicated artist known for her landscape paintings recounting scenes from her childhood and featuring important places on Yindjibarndi and Guruma Country. Wendy was selected for the 2023 Telstra NATSIAA and the 26th Sydney Biennale. She has exhibited her artworks across Australia as well as her home state of WA, in the Pilbara and Perth including multiple Cossack Art Awards and Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists at Fremantle Arts Centre.
In December 2024, with support from Creative Australia and Juluwarlu Arts, Wendy launched her Autobiography, to tell her incredible life story alongside a comprehensive retrospective of her paintings and notations.
The great response to her book has inspired Wendy to continue creating and embark on new projects for 2025 and 2026. Diving deeper into her stories and developing new ideas with her art practice. Wendy will be reaching an international audience with a commission completed for the 2025 Japanese Triennial and designing a Pilbara garden project for the 2026 Sydney Biennale.
“I know my Ngurra. I know its Laws. I am a Yindjibarndi Custodian, old now, but strong in my thinking and my life.” Wendy Hubert, 2021
Seven Sisters By Kaylene Daniels in memory of her mum
Burndud Ground The Burndud is the sacred Marrga creation spirits dance ground at Birlinbirlin on the Fortescue River. It is an important story in Yindjibarndi culture which relates to Birdarra Law. Its a dance in our traditions, It’s a unique Read more…
