Where desert meets river country — luminous colour, layered surfaces and Wandjina traditions.
The Central and West Kimberley takes in Fitzroy Crossing, Balgo (Wirrimanu), Bidyadanga and the communities along the Fitzroy River.
Balgo sits where the Great Sandy Desert meets the Kimberley, and its painting is known for intense, saturated colour and thickly worked surfaces — a desert structure delivered with unusual chromatic force. River country around Fitzroy Crossing produced the celebrated Mangkaja artists, whose work moves fluidly between figuration and abstraction.
Further north lie the Wandjina traditions of the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples — ancestral rain and creation beings whose images are painted only by those with the right to do so.
16 works currently held. Enquire about any piece and we will send full details and a delivered price.
Artist: Daisy Japulija Born: circa 1948 Skin: Nampijinpa Language: Nyininy, Warlmanpa Country: Junjirdi Catalogue: 251/08 Size: 45 × 60 cm Medium: Atelier acrylic paint on 14 oz canvas Title…
Artist: Margaret Napangardi Brown Skin name: Napangardi Title: Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) – Ngalyipi Catalogue: 293/06ny Size: 61 × 46 cm Art centre: Warlukurlangu Artists Abori…
• Artist: Daisy Japulija • Born: circa 1948 • Skin name: Nampiyinti • Language: Nyikina, Walmajarri • Title: Billabong Country • Catalogue: 107/09 • Medium: Atelier acrylic paint on 14oz can…
• Artist: Daisy Japulija • Born: circa 1948 • Skin name: Nampiyinti • Language: Nyikina, Walmajarri • Title: Desert Sand • Catalogue: 453/08 • Medium: Atelier acrylic paint on 14oz canvas •…
One Phoenix Arts acknowledges the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our gallery stands, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the artists and their communities across the Northern Territory, the Kimberley and the deserts, who hold the stories in these works.
