Paru is the word for spinifex in the Nyangumarta and Manylilyjarra languages, two strong language groups represented at the Spinifex Hill Studio in South Hedland, WA. Officially opened in 2014, this Pilbara art centre is one of Australia’s newest and most impressive, having achieved local, national and international exposure.
From representational landscape paintings comprising loose and experimental; abstract and textured qualities, this exhibition is a showcase of the exciting and diverse group of painters Maywokka Chapman, Mulyatingki Marney, Illyampi Victor Burton, Nyangula Katie Nalgood, Doreen Chapman, Gloria, Winnie Sampi, Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi, Maggie Green and their dynamic approaches to telling of story.
