John Mandjuwi Guruwiwi’s language groups are Galpu & Dhangu. His homeland is Gika – adjacent to Matamata which is set on a mangrove beach facing North across the Nalawarung Straits in far North North-Eastern Arnhem Land. His Skin Group is…
In the Palya Art online gallery. These paintings were exhibited in the Flinders University Museum Exhibition ‘Beyond Wings’ 2001. See individual artworks for details. Enquiries for further details invited to [email protected]
The National Gallery of Victoria states: As a previous ceremonial painter, Lorna began dot-style painting on canvas in 1986 and soon developed her own unique style which became increasingly free, abstract and bold. She applied the paint in liberal quantities…
The National Gallery of Victoria states: As a previous ceremonial painter, Lorna began dot-style painting on canvas in 1986 and soon developed her own unique style which became increasingly free, abstract and bold. She applied the paint in liberal quantities…
The National Gallery of Victoria states: As a previous ceremonial painter, Lorna began dot-style painting on canvas in 1986 and soon developed her own unique style which became increasingly free, abstract and bold. She applied the paint in liberal quantities…
The older brother of Patrick Tjungurrayi and Elizabeth Nyumi, Brandy walked to old Balgo mission as a young man after the helicopter took his young cousin-brother to Balgo. He returned to collect his family and brought them back to Billiluna…
Referring to the image below in Palya Art’s online gallery, depicting Mary on her way to heaven
Warmun Art Centre in East Kimberley states: “Shirley Purdie has been painting for more than twenty years and is an artist of increasing significance and seniority. Her cultural knowledge and artistic skill complement each other to produce a practice that…
Peter was born in 1939 at Newry Station and lived there until 1989 when he moved to Ivanhoe Station near Kununurra. He picked cotton while he lived around Kununurra and also worked as a builder’s labourer while the township of…
Maningrida Arts & Culture write on their website 2025 “Works in fibre from the Maningrida region are widely recognised as some of the finest in Australia. Artists confidently push the boundaries of fibre craft and cultural expression, adapting traditional techniques…