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: Kristy Yanawana
Community: Bidyadanga
Biography:
Kristy was born in Broome and moved around all different places growing up, "All over, so many places." Kristy grew up in Bidyadanga until she left at 18 to live in Beagle Bay, and currently resides in Newman.
Having always loved art, Kristy started painting in Newman. She spent time painting with her brother, dad and little sister on their veranda, painting bush life. Kristy's favourite subjects to paint are wildflowers, animal tracks and ocean animals like stingrays, turtles and fish. She is the sister of artist Daniel Walbidi, who she says tried to teach her painting but she was too shy to learn.
Tuwa (Sandhills) ‘’Went with Martumili. Old Jigalong. Judith’s nanna Country, where Judith nanna was born. Went from old Jigalong to Jigalong to right through Parnngurr, Camped the night and then Judith’s pop went to pick Read more…
Wirnpa “When I was a little girl, my father and mother took me around [Yulparija Country, north of Manyjilyjarra Country]. We travelled with my grandmother and all the family, we travelled with my sisters and Read more…
Tuwa (Sandhills) ‘’Went with Martumili. Old Jigalong. Judith’s nanna Country, where Judith nanna was born. Went from old Jigalong to Jigalong to right through Parnngurr, Camped the night and then Judith’s pop went to pick Read more…