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Road train “I was born on Old Ivanhoe Station. However in the 1960s, when I was 9 or 10 years old, they moved us to New Ivanhoe Station, the bank side of the river. It was our loving home that Read more…

Goordim Emerging artist Cathy Ward learns from her culture and country from her grandmother Peggy Griffiths. In this painting she paints Goordim. Jinamoom, the Keep River flows through the painting and is joined by small tributaries. The hill on the Read more…

Green Turtle, Juluwarru Juluwarru is the most common saltwater turtle and is very good for food, it is the main species the people still eat.The large adults contain a lot of meat, and everything is eaten including the, the flippers, Read more…

Lonely Desert Happy Spirit My Grandparents when they left their homeland in the desert they never seen their country home again for a long time and when they came back to see their homeland they were happy and proud to Read more…

The Wild-Flower After the wet season the wild desert flowers come into bloom all over country. The Wild-Flower keep the desert alive. Dimensions: 61 x 122 cm / Natural Ochres and Pigments on Canvas

Boab Tree (Joomooloony) of the Kimberley 1 The boab tree is a tree that we have lots of in the Kimberley region in Australia. It’s a symbol of our country and the nuts that grow on it has food in it when you Read more…

Dingo Dreaming This painting tells a story of “a large spirit dog”. The dog was passing through my fathers country (Woojarr) and decided to stay for couple of days before following the river (Angillary) up to Katherine where along the Read more…

Goordim, Woorilbem, and Flying Fox Springs This painting shows an area of the artist’s grandmother’s traditional Country in the east Kimberley region of northern Australia. The hill at the top is Goorrdim. The smaller hills represent ant pit country – Read more…