Mangkaja Arts

Martuwarra – Full Flood The high impact that came through. The prized new bridge built in the 1970s, but all washed away in this major flood.

MARTUWARRA Sonia was born by a billabong at Noonkanbah community. Her parents were Walmajarri whose movements led them to live by the Fitzroy River. Sonia has lived most her life at Noonkanbah. A compulsive artist, Sonia for a long time was a teacher’s aid at the local school where she Read more…

Iniyakka Wet season with the place for Iniyakka. When we have rain come through, all those bush flowers come up. Iniyakka some in one line, three of those jila (waterholes)

Bush Food

Turtles Turtle escaped from the river. Its trying to find its way back to the salt water. Theres the sea there and green grass. Those footprints are the turtle trying to make its way back. Yellow is the snake trying to get to the turtle. 

Gogo Station This is about Gogo station on the old road. When I was young we were living there. We used to collect the coloured rocks from the hills, all different colours. Our mothers too and parents collected stones. We would gift it to our teachers and people as a Read more…

Tali and Bush Flowers This painting is about the tali (Sandhills) and the bush flowers that come out after the hot weather rain. It is my grandfather’s country.

Frog Dreaming Frog took water from the land in the dreaming. They were living happily on this land, country. Hunting and gathering food, they were happy. They had a lot of water that country, all over. ‘Til one day the frog played a trick on the animals there. The frog Read more…

Billabong Country The roots of the lily pad can be roasted and eaten. They are found in billabongs and springs and have a beautiful flower. You can see the flowers that come up after the rain season. All the flowers and animals that come round the billabong.

My People Lived This is the waterhole my people use to loved many years ago they had hump shelter from the storm and rain to keep safe and trees to sit under