Indigenous Artists

c. 1921 22nd July 2002 Jack was born Alice Downs Station and commenced stockwork at an early age.  He worked on many stations in the East Kimberley, and as a drover to many parts of…

Carrying on the tradition of her famous father Rover Thomas Jane was born in Wyndham, East Kimberley in 1972 and grew up on Texas Downs Station and at Warmun Community where she now resides with…

Jeannie was born c. 1951 at Boundary Bore Outstation in the Utopia region of the Northern Territory. She is of the Petyarre (Pitjara) Skin Group and her language is Anmatyerre. Jeannie is a member of…

Jessica was born 14/02/1986.  She has lived most of her life at Warmun Community where she completed Primary School then went on to study at Wongutha CAPS Aboriginal Christian School, 20kms North of Esperance.     At…

Jimmy (Jimbo) Johnson was born in Derby Western Australia in 1968.  He grew up at Warmun Community (Turkey Creek) where he now resides with his wife Jane Yalunga and their five children. Jane is the…

Jock was born on Nicholson Station bordering on desert country and situated over the Northern Territory border from Kununurra (East Kimberley) where Jock now resides (Kununurra and Warmun Community).   He spent his working life based…

c. 1945 2006 Joe Lewis was born on Coolibah Station via Timber Creek in the Northern Territory c. 1945 and was of the Jaminjung language group.  When he was a young child his family moved…

John was born Doon Doon (East Kimberley area of Western Australia) in 1944 and has been a stockman all his life. His family is one of three of the traditional owners of Glen Hill Station.…

Ju Ju was born at Mantinea Flats in the East Kimberley.  She was educated at Beagle Bay.  She is of the Mirruiwong/Gadgerong group and her Aboriginal name is Burriwee – but to everyone she is…

June was born on Texas Downs Station. She has lost both her mother and father but Madigan and Sandy Thomas treat her like a daughter. She lives in Kununurra, has eight children and visits her…

Katie was born at Texas Downs Station and was fortunate to have an education at Beagle Bay.  She relocated to Warmun after her schooling and began teaching the children on the Community an occupation which…

Kevin and his wife, Bernadette, live at Kalumburu. They have seven children, the three eldest (Cassandra, Melissa and Lawrence) showing the talent of their father.   Bernadette is also very well known for her artefacts her…

Kitten (also known as Kitty) was born at Halls Creek c. 1942, on the site of the old gold mine.  She recalls seeing the alluvial gold glinting as the sun rose in the morning time. …

Kuddtji, born around 1928, is one of Australias leading Aboriginal artists. He commenced painting in the early eighties, along with the best of the original Papunya Tula Artists. He is Traditional Custodian of his country…

Lily Karadada (sometimes spelt Lily Karedada) was born Prince Regent River area c. 1921.  From her father’s country, Woombangowangoorr, she went with her mother and family to Mitchell Plateau.  She married Jack Karadada and eventually…

Lorraine was born in Wyndham 5th September 1977.  She resides at Warmun Community, Turkey Creek, with her husband Christopher Churchill (an extremely talented young artist) and their six children young children. Lorraine has been painting…

Lucky Morton Kngwarreye Ngwarai was born c. 1950. She is of the Anmatjerra tribe from the Utopia region north-east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory. She is a member of one of the most famous painting…

Mabel was born c. 1933 at Five Mile, via Moola Bulla Station, East Kimberley Western Australia. She was raised in her mother’s country, Springvale Station.  The family then relocated to Bow River Station where Mabel…

Madelene Purdie was born Kununurra East Kimberley 1st February 1975.  She attended school at Turkey Creek (Warmun) and Broome. Madelene is part of one of the most respected and artistically renowned families in the Kimberley. …

Madigan is the epitome of a strong Kitja Law woman.  Born on Violet Valley Station just south of Warmun, she has always been a worker.  As a child, she assisted the women with yard and…

Marcia was born in Derby 1971 and grew up initially in Halls Creek, then Wyndham.  Her father Harold Rivers is Chairperson of Whataguttabe Community, an excision of Lansdowne Station in the East Kimberley, which was…

Marietta Bray has established herself as a significant artist with a distinctive style.  The content of her works focuses on her family’s traditional country of Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) and she presents both the iconography and…

Marika Mung is the youngest daughter of Beerbee Mungnari, a renowned Elder Ochre Artist who many years ago began painting with Rover Thomas, Jack Britten, Henry Wambini and Hector Jandany.  She was born in Derby…

Mark was born in Derby in 1968. He currently resides in Kununurra and is former Chairperson of the Warmun Art Centre.  Mark is well educated and an incredibly talented Traditional ochre artist.  His charcoal sketches…

Marlene was born in Kununurra, East Kimberley Western Australia on 8th November 1975.  She resides at Warmun Community with her family.  Marlene was educated at Warmun and then Broome, is an extremely well spoken lady…

Mary Thomas was born 18 August 1944 at Chinaman’s Gardens Community in the East Kimberley. She is the mother of nine children, all of whom are now grown up and, like Mary, well educated and…

Melissa was born in Derby in 1984 and is the daughter of Kevin and Bernadette Waina she has lived all her life in Kalumburu.   Her father is an Internationally known painter, specialising in Bradshaw…

Minnie Pwerle was born prior to 1920 (c. 1910) on the banks of the Sandover River, 350 kilometres northeast of Alice Springs. Her country was Atnwengerrp and her language was Anmatyerre and Alyawarr. Minnie was…

Mona was born at Old Greenvale Station 1938.  Her language is Kitja and she is the eldest daughter of the late Timmy Timms, a celebrated Elder and International Artist. When everyone from Old Greenvale Station…

Naata Nungurrayi was born c. 1932 in the vicinity of Kumil, to the west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. She is a Pintupi speaker and a highly regarded cultural Law Woman. Naata is…

Nancy was born in the bush at Buffalo Hole, Ngarrgooroon (Texas Downs) and grew up and worked on Texas Downs Station, along with many of her family members. The Kitja people who were born and/or…

>Nancy was born at Cherabun Station via Fitzroy Crossing c. 1940 then relocated to Parcel Downs Station, where she worked in the station homestead and was also stock camp cook. She returned to Cherabun, then…

Ned was born at Wave Hill and grew up to become a stockman on the station like most in his profession, he travelled extensively and worked on Argyle, Lissadell, Carlton, Texas Downs Stations and over…

Nellie was born on Sturt River Station near Gordon Downs. Her language is Walmajarri.  She grew up in the area and worked in the station homestead doing domestic duties, then moved on to Nicholson to…

Ningura Napurrula was born at Watulka, south of the Kiwirrkura Community, circa 1938. She was married to Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi (deceased) a highly respected Pintupi elder who held significant knowledge of his country’s Dreaming…

Nora was born on Turner Station, south of Purnululu in the East Kimberley. Her full sister is Phyllis Thomas, also a senior artist at Turkey Creek (Warmun). Nora worked on Turner River Station as a…

Paddy Carlton (Left) with his Individual Elder Arts achievement award 2002 Paddy Carlton is a renowned Master for the Kununurra area. His legendary trademark” painting lightning man is known world-wide. Along with Alan Griffiths, Paddy…

Peggy was born 1941 on Newry Station in the far north-west of the Northern Territory. Peggy’s father, Frank Moore, worked as a stockman on the cattle station. She then relocated with her mother Dianah Dingil…

Peggy Patrick is one of the most famous women in the Kimberley as well as an exceptional artist who unfortunately does not have a great deal of time to paint of late. She is the…

Phyllis was born at Turner River (Kartang Rija) and grew up there. Her mother was Kitja and her father Jaru (desert-way). Phyllis worked around the station, doing yard duties and assisting with the domestic goats.…