Untitled 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 Read more…
Institutional Groups “This painting represents the different aboriginal groups placed or forced into the New Norcia Orphanage in the 1900’s.” – Joan Lever Martumili Artists work with over three hundred artists from remote Martu Aboriginal communities, including Punmu, Parnngurr, Kunawarritji, Jigalong, Irrungadji (Nullagine), and Warralong, as well as from the Read more…
Two Skin Groups; Milangka & Panaka Joanna Springs, my mother’s Country. People they used to come out from there, long time ago, bush people. It is a meeting place for different tribes. Then they get married there and move to a different place. On the right hand side is the Read more…
Yimiri Yimiri (Lake Perceval) is my fathers Country. He was living there with 7 wives. My father was hunting and living on the land with his wives and kids. In the 1960’s the people from the mission came to get the people. My dad went with 4 wives to the Read more…
Hunting Pirntany (stingray) – Emma Nundi When tide come in, they go out with their spear and hunt stingray (Pirntany) We cook on hot coals turning once by the tail and then place on leaves and everyone helps themselves.
Sand and Spinifex This paining is about the sand and spinifex in the dry season time, when spinifex, the native plants and the country gets dry. When the rain comes it makes the country green again. Some animals love dry season for hunting. Some times we go hunting for animals Read more…
Kutarrarra Her family lived in this area with she was a little girl in the Percival Lakes region. There is warla (Lake) that was was sometimes to hot to walk on and burnt their feet. There are two rock holes there and after burning and the rains the green grass Read more…
Untitled 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 Read more…
Binkitbaal (Bush Turkish) 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 Read more…
Dry waterhole This painting is about the red desert sand in The Great Sandy Desert the hills and the mudflats. I love the colours of the desert. This painting shows the Artists Grandfathers country where they used to walk around in circles searching for bush tucker and water from the Read more…