Kudi Ngadimunku – Barra from the dreamtime SF When Kudi (Barra) was small, he grew up as a boy. He went out hunting with the other men and young boys for kangaroo, goanna, turtles, dugong and crocodile. As a young boy, he went through initiation to be a young man. Read more…
Yindili, kingfisher My painting is about the Yindili, kingfisher. There are a lot of kingfishers in Wujal Wujal. I was born in Katherine in the Northern Territory. I grew up in Darwin and spent time in Milingimbi. I decided to move to Wujal Wujal in 2022 to spend time with Read more…
Painting Our Culture This painting reflects the patterns, animals and stories from my culture.
Kababina, waterlily My painting represents the waterlily that live and grow around my bubu (country). I love going out bush and am enjoy looking at the wetlands which gives me inspiration for my artwork. I am a Nyungul woman. My art depicts cultural, historic and contemporary stories from my Country, the Helensvale and Read more…
Gunga, Pandanus Mat. DC My painting depicts the Gunga, a woven Pandanus Mat. I learnt how to weave by my mother. She taught me how to make baskets from pandanus using the coiling technique. I learnt how make string bags, dilly bags and woven mats during a workshop for junior Read more…
Kudi Ngadimunku – Barra from the dreamtime SF When Kudi (Barra) was small, he grew up as a boy. He went out hunting with the other men and young boys for kangaroo, goanna, turtles, dugong and crocodile. As a young boy, he went through initiation to be a young man. Read more…
Handmade Jewellery These individual jewellery pieces have been hand made and painted by the local indigenous artists from Wujal Wujal. Each piece is unique. All have been hand crafted from local recycled and found objects. Each piece has its own story, which is a statement from the artist that reflects the artists culture and connection to Read more…
Bulnja I am a Ngkugkul woman from Shipton’s Flat, my mother’s Country. My dad was a Kaanju man from the Coen area. When I was about 14 years old I started painting bulnja (owls). I was still at school. I liked looking at bulnja in the rainforest. I liked their colours Read more…
Ngawiya, Sea Turtle LC My painting is about Ngawiya, sea turtle. Our families have made camps down the beach all my life. It started with my parents and grandparents taking me camping as a young child. Now I am older, and have a large family I take my grandkids and great grandkids down the beach to camp, Read more…
Gunga, Pandanus Mat. DC My painting depicts the Gunga, a woven Pandanus Mat. I learnt how to weave by my mother. She taught me how to make baskets from pandanus using the coiling technique. I learnt how make string bags, dilly bags and woven mats during a workshop for junior Read more…