This artwork showcases the artist’s skillful use of color, texture, and technique, reflecting a deep connection to their environment and culture. Each detail embodies the unique identity of Bidyadanga Artists, where the desert meets the sea, and five language groups—Nyangumarta, Mangala, Yulparija, Juwaliny, and Karrajarri—come together to create art that speaks to the heart of Country. The artist captures the vibrant beauty of both desert and coastal landscapes, blending earthy reds, deep blues, and intricate patterns distinctive to their cultural heritage. The themes and composition invite viewers into the artist’s world, offering a glimpse of the rich, intertwined histories and the enduring connection to land and spirit that define the Bidyadanga community.
I was born in Derby and grew up my childhood in Bidyadanga and then moved to Broome and did school there and then up to Darwin. I was doing a little bit of sketching and drawing landscapes then I picked up a paint brush and started painting.
It all started again at Milly, I never painted since I finished school then I started painting for the art centre. What I do is a different style of painting but we are all painting one country. It is all around Wirnpa and all that area, my families country.
My Grandfathers Country ‘My Grandfather lived in the Great Sandy Desert, with his wives, and his children, gathering food, hunting, gathering wood to make fire, at night they sang and danced camp side as well Read more…
Great Sandy Desert ‘This is a story of the sand dunes in the Great Sandy Desert. When it rains the grasses grows, the sun rose up, and it’s blue sky again and plenty waterholes.’ – Read more…
Untitled This artwork showcases the artist’s skillful use of colour, texture, and technique, reflecting a deep connection to their environment and culture. Each detail embodies the unique identity of Bidyadanga Artists, where the original five Read more…