Warlawoon& Bow River Country – Kathy Ramsay This painting represents two countries – Kathy’s dad’s country, Warlawoon, and her country where she grew up, Bow River. One half is about the Warlawoon Country my dad Rammie Ramsay country my beautiful old artist dad who left his memory with me Read more…
Ngaginyji Joomooloony This painting is about Joomena’s Ngaginyji Joomooloony, her boab tree. “The boab tree we are born under becomes our special tree; this one is Ngaginyji Joomooloony, which means ‘My Boabtree’” Eileen Bray Joomena was born on the side of a dusty highway along the road to Ord River and Read more…
Ant Hills – Tatum Rivers Tatum has found her voice recently painting these beautiful Ant Hills, at times framed as they are and at others whimsically sitting within an East Kimberley landscape. Depicted in the classic Warmun style but with a fresh new take and colour palate. Tatum was drawn to Read more…
Argyle Diamond Mind Rehab This painting is about the closure of Argyle mine – the right hand side depicts the devastation caused by the site, and the left hand side depicts how we would would like it to be rehabilitated for our future generations. The current rehabilitation project started in 2020 Read more…
Kilkayi Barramundi Dreaming Three women trying to trap Dayiwul the great barramundi with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where by nyiyirriny (river spinifex) is rolled and placed in the water forming a kind of net. Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped over the barrier they Read more…
Wagilag ga Wititj Dhawu (Wagilag Sisters and Olive Python Story) The Wagilag Sisters are central to the four important ceremonies of the Dhuwa moiety; the Djungguwan, the Gunabibi, the Ngulmarrk, and the Mandaialla. The story is primarily an account of how, in the distant past, the two Wagilag Sisters came Read more…
Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story) Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and when Baru didn’t have enough to eat he began to Read more…
When I found Jesus- My spiritual journey by Kathy Ramsey I, Kathy Ramsay during my younger years I’ve struggle with many things in life. nothing worked out the way I wanted it to be. i had a pretty rough and tough times, but I was always humble in my ways. Read more…
Untitled This is Bugai’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country, camp). People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the possession of intimate knowledge of the physical and cultural properties of one’s Country. Painting ngurra, and in so doing sharing the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) stories and physical Read more…