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FORM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Western Australia both past and present, whose enduring connection to this Country and ongoing contributions to our collective culture and communities we respect and honour. We appreciate and are deeply grateful for the privilege of working on these lands.
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Cover image: Layers of Country, Rekeshia Goodwin #23-914, Acrylic on canvas 51 x 51 cm
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BADUBADU THURLAGARAGU WANYABARRIGU
badubadu thurlagaragu wanyabarrigu: Recognition + Respect Respect and recognition goes both ways. It’s an ongoing dialogue and collective journey of acknowledgment, empathy and mutual understanding, one that the Studio lives, breathes and works on each day. The many different facets of this journey are reflected in the diverse collection of bold paintings and stories shared by participating artists. This year also marks an exciting milestone for Spinifex Hill Studio as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, including the monumental work, achievements and experience of the last decade. Since 2014, Spinifex Hill Studio has established itself as a leading art centre in the Pilbara and a significant part of the South Hedland community through our work supporting the creative practice of hundreds of Aboriginal
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Lena Willalang Maisie Ward Clifton Ward Sandra Francis Nyangula Katie Nalgood Maggie Green Gladys Bidu Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney Ruby Djikarra Alderton Levina Biljabu Nancy Chapman Maywokka Chapman Doreen Chapman Pauline Bunwarrie Daisy Tinker Rylene Button Gloria Beryl Ponce Rayne Crowe Rekeshia Goodwin
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Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp) Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-881, $906
Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp) Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm, 23-961, $2,425
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Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp) Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku) 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 122 cm, 23-130, $3,219
Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku) , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, 23-954, $4700
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Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp) Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 105.5 x 122 cm, 23-921, $3,844
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Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku) , 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 40.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-947, $494
Untitled - Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp) Maywokka Chapman (Mayiwalku), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-928, $1,169
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Untitled, Lena Willalang, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-883, $544
Untitled, Lena Willalang, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 35.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-844, $225
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Untitled, Lena Willalang, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 101.5 cm, 23-1015, $1,155
Untitled, Lena Willalang, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 30.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-889, $225
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Emu & chicks, Doreen Chapman, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-1017, $888
Thornie Devil, Doreen Chapman, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 40.5 x 76 cm, 23-1033, $750
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Untitled, Gloria, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-884, $800
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Untitled, Beryl Ponce, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 40.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-888, $275
Untitled, Beryl Ponce, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 45.5 cm, 23-943, $338
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Untitled, Beryl Ponce, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-979, $644
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Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm, 23-848, $2,425
Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm, 23-873, $2,425
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Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 101.5 cm, 23-724, $1,594
Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 71 cm, 23-863, $1,544
Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 71 cm, 23-853, $1,169
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Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 122 cm, 23-927, $2,406
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Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 35.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-946, $375
Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 76 cm, 23-933, $1,219 Untitled - Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Nancy Chapman Nyanjlpayi (Ngarnjapayi), 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 76 cm, 23-964, $1,813
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Milngurr, Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 122 cm, 23-384, $3,081
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Yalangbara, Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 X 101.5 cm, 23-929, $2,038
Milngurr, (top) Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-779, $1,163
Yathiny (Jellyfish - Porpita Porpita), Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm, 23-830, $1,100
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Untitled, Rylene Button Gordon, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-1018, $457
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Untitled, Rylene Button Gordon, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 45.5 cm, 23-1021, $244
Untitled, Rylene Button Gordon, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 45.5 cm, 23-1022, $244
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Untitled - Mulyatingki Marney Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-930, $1,500
Untitled - Mulyatingki Marney Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-940, $1,500
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Fishing Mimi Dream, Rayne Crowe, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 91.5 cm, 23-733, $1,375
Bush Medicine, Rayne Crowe, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 76 cm, 23-850, $888
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Untitled, Clifton Ward Tjunguri, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 35.5 x 35.5 cm, 23-1026, $150
Untitled, Clifton Ward Tjunguri, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 40.5 x 40.5 cm, 23-983, $194
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Untitled, Clifton Ward Tjunguri, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 71 cm, 23-980, $363
Untitled, Clifton Ward Tjunguri, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-941, $463
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Spiritual Tranquillity, Rekeshia Goodwin, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 182 x 45.5 cm, 23-1036, $1232
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Layers of Country, Rekeshia Goodwin, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51 cm, 23-914, $332
Untitled - Mulyatingki Marney Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 61 cm, 23-879, $1,163
Untitled - Mulyatingki Marney Ngurra (Home Country, Camp), Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 71 x 61 cm, 23-996, $1,750
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Nyangamarta Country, Pauline Bunwarrie, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 122 cm, 23-839, $1225
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Untitled, Pauline Bunwarrie, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 56 cm, 23-999, $432
Untitled, Pauline Bunwarrie, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 35.5 x 35.5 cm, 23-1025, $182
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Untitled, Sandra Francis, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 182 x 45.5 cm, 23-992, $3,844
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Untitled, Maisie Ward Nungurrayi, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 182 x 45.5 cm, 23-993, $2,919
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Untitled, Sandra Francis, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51 cm, 23-882, $813
Untitled, Levina Biljabu, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 122 cm, 23-701, $1,931
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Untitled, Maisie Ward Nungurrayi, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 51 x 76 cm, 23-790, $925
Seven Sisters, Gladys Bidu, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm, 23-226, $1,456
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Rosella, Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, 23-1029, $494
Untitled, Daisy Tinker, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 45.5 cm, 23-862, $463
Untitled - Maggie Green, Maggie Green, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 76 cm, 23-876, $1813
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FORM Building a State of Creativity and Spinifex Hill Studio For nearly two decades, cultural organisation FORM Building a State of Creativity has worked to support the creative community of Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. In 2008, realising there was no established support for Aboriginal artists living in the Hedland area, FORM starting providing materials, art sessions and mentoring opportunities specifically so that local artists could paint together and develop their practices. This group of artists were the foundation of the collective that now paints at Spinifex Hill Studio, one of Australia’s most dynamic art centres, and the only Aboriginal art collective in the wider Hedland area. In 2014, with the support of Principal Partner BHP, FORM established the Studio’s permanent home in South Hedland. This is essentially FORM’s base in the Pilbara, and the Studio’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal support and management personnel are part of the FORM team. From Monday to Friday the Studio opens to facilitate the practices of a core group of around twenty artists daily, however around a hundred artists are associated with the Studio and will paint there when in town. With a focus on acrylic painting, artists are given professional support in the preparation, creation and documentation of artwork. They are also given transport to and from the studio, lunch, and the opportunity to work with studio staff in refining their paintings for exhibitions, awards, markets and other professional opportunities.
Artists regularly participate in major national exhibitions and events, and are represented in national collections including the Art Gallery of South Australia, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Curtin University, Flinders University Art Museum, the Janet Holmes à Court Collection, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and the Western Australian Museum. The aim has been to make the Studio a safe, holistic and dynamic environment for artists, and it has grown into an important cultural and community place for South Hedland and the wider Pilbara region. It is relatively unique in Australia as an urban-based art centre representing Aboriginal artists from numerous cultural backgrounds and language groups; there is no dominant ‘house style,’ rather the Studio supports an eclectic range of art practices in recognition of the diversity of Indigenous experience. Many artists have been able to build esteem and pride through their art making, gain confidence to share stories in a culturally appropriate way, travel outside their home region to attend exhibitions and art fairs, and create new income streams for themselves and their families. Most importantly, the Studio has supported the artists in articulating their culture to audiences around Australia and the world, helping build the reputation of the Pilbara as a dynamic cultural and artistic artmaking region.
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Spinifex Hill Studio is an initiative of FORM Building a State of Creativity. The Studio is supported by its Principal Partner BHP, and by the Federal Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program. Spinifex Hill Project Space was constructed thanks to support from BHP, Major Supporter Lotterywest, and Project Supporter the Pilbara Development Commission through the Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant Program. FORM is supported by the Department for Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Arts Organisation Investment program, and is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council. ©FORM 2024. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise stated, copyright for imagery and written content in this publication is held by FORM Building a State of Creativity or the individual contributing writers, where applicable. Every effort has been made to adhere to best practice ICIP protocols.
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