What I Capture “What I capture is my inner belief as a Native Aboriginal Australian woman — a feeling of belonging to something bigger than myself. My work reflects that sense of connection. What inspires your belief?” “Women coming together as one — sharing knowledge, wisdom and kinship through activities, Read more…
Claypans and Spinifex “This painting is about the claypans 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. Sometimes we go hunting for animals for Read more…
Dry Season “This painting is about the dry, 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. Sometimes we go hunting for animals for our families.” – Edward Badal This artwork reflects Read more…
My Ngurra (Country), Jupurr “My ngurra (home), Juwaliny — my language. My Country Jukurrpa, Yirnpa, Yimiri, Yulpu, Kupankurlu, Lyinjalung, and Lungkarung. Big one warla — that’s the area where the old people belong, ngurra. They been come here and pass away. We come here, Bidyadanga — mummy, daddy, all here. Read more…
My Ngurra (Country), Jupurr “My ngurra (home), Juwaliny — my language. My Country Jukurrpa, Yirnpa, Yimiri, Yulpu, Kupankurlu, Lyinjalung, and Lungkarung. Big one warla — that’s the area where the old people belong, ngurra. They been come here and pass away. We come here, Bidyadanga — mummy, daddy, all here. Read more…
Bush Medicine “This is a painting about bush medicine. It’s been boiled up. You boil it up and it turns into a burgundy sort of colour. Smells like eucalyptus. It is used for sores, rash, any skin condition. It’s a white gum tree.” – Georgina Walbidi This artwork honours the Read more…
Seasons “Rain, dry, hot, cold. In the wet season everything goes green. When we were young we would go hunting for goanna and turkey. You go fishing in the river — you can catch barramundi when the river is running from the rain. They call it Warrampa, in Looma side. Read more…
Yawinya “Coastal plains of Anna Plains Station. Desert to the sea. All the green is the saltbush; the colours are the flowers. White represents plain Country. Orange is the desert, and the black is the fire that comes through.” – Augustine Badal The overlap area was known as Yawinya and Read more…
My Ngurra (Country), Jupurr “My ngurra (home), Juwaliny — my language. My Country Jukurrpa, Yirnpa, Yimiri, Yulpu, Kupankurlu, Lyinjalung, and Lungkarung. Big one warla — that’s the area where the old people belong, ngurra. They been come here and pass away. We come here, Bidyadanga — mummy, daddy, all here. Read more…
Kulyakartu “I paint about Kulyukartu. It’s my grandmother’s Country. I love painting about that Country. I went on a trip doing fire burning, cleaning the waterholes, and walking around looking where my grandmothers carved the rocks and things. I went with my mum Emily, and SJ (Nuriah Jadai). You turn Read more…