Yinjaa-Barni Art

Heritage Icon This old house in Roebourne used to be known as Dalgety House. Now days it’s our famous Yinjaa-Barni Art Centre where everybody is welcome, we all come together here.

Layers of Earth and Ochre Ochre glows, it shows itself, waiting for me to discover its magic and beauty

Spirit of Ochre People come from country, so like ochre, our people have always cherished the way we use ochre. Ceremony contains ochre. There we celebrate it’s power. It sustains all the elements within. Earth, water, rain are just a few. It has a timeless beauty beyond one minds eye.

Pilbara Wildflowers I paint my country in my own style. We have so many beautiful flowers that are watered by the rains. The Pilbara is a place of many beautiful colours.

Riverbank This artwork is the riverbank of Millstream. It’s a tropical oasis where we like to go swimming there, fishing and spending time with family.

Salt Flats There are many salt flats in the Pilbara.This painting depicts the water flowing underneath with the salt forming on top in ripples to show the movement of the ocean.

Colours Through The Rocks In Yindjibarndi country there are many different shaped rock formations. It looks like a truck has tipped a huge pile of rocks. At different times of the day, especially in the evening sunset, you will see the beautiful colours changing across the face of the rocks Read more…