Bidyadanga is a community located on the Kimberley coast in Western Australia, where the Great Sandy Desert meets the sea. The word Bidyadanga is derived from pijarta/ bidyada (emu watering hole).
Name: Chloe Jadai
Biography:
Chloe was born in Derby and grew up in Bidyadanga. She went to school in Perth and then moved back to Bidyadanga, where she finished schooling. She later moved to Parnngurr and works with the KJ Rangers.
Pangkapirni Pangkapirni is a very significant place to the Artist. This is her Ngurra (home) country where she lived and travelled throughout the Pujiman (bush) days with her family. It is not far from the Read more…
Jartuti “Jartuti water place east of Parnngurr. In pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days old people walked and hunted there, we went there recently with KJ (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa) ranger mob, lovely place.” – Beverley Rogers Jartuti is Read more…
Bush Medicine Traditional Martu knowledge of plant properties was encyclopedic, and saw plants used for purposes as diverse as food resources, carving implements, tobacco, firewood, shelter construction, and bush medicines. Depicted in this work are Read more…