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.
Mungili Rock Holes “Mungili rock hole. Big rock hole, big Country. I never see that place. My mother born [there], her and her grandmother walk through there, they tell me story [for that place]. Mother Read more…
Puntawarri – Helen Dale Samson “All around is sandhills and lakes on every side. You can see the grass, but the lakes are all dry. In the middle is Puntawarri waterhole. That’s the jila (snake) Read more…
Dry Season “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks Read more…