Spinifex Hill Studio and FORM acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Kariyarra Country and all those 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.
5 JULY – 8 SEPTEMBER 2024
Showing the diversity of the Spinifex Hill Studio community, celebrating where we come from and our connection to Country. It’s the enrichment we get from practising and living our culture every day.
When we talk about our Country we are talking above ourselves. It is a part of us and we are a part of it.
“Land and sea rights is the only thing that unites us all because we all live it every day. To me land and sea is a part of who I am. When we are on Country we have to remember we are all a part of the same world as the animals. Which is why we have to look after each other.”
- Rekeisha Goodwin
Ruby Djikarra Alderton
Lena Alone
Gladys Kuru Bidu
Pauline Bunwarrie
Raylene Button
Doreen Chapman
Mayiwalku (Maywokka) Chapman
Rayne Crowe
Sandra Francis
Gideon Gardiner
Zenith Gardiner
Rekeshia Goodwin
Maggie Green
Olive Joseph
Dean Kickett
Sally Mack
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney
Damien Miller
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood
Beryl Ponce
Daisy Tinker
Cynthia Richards
Paul Thomas
Lena Willalang
76 x 152.5 cm 23-922
$3,783 (Stretched)
$3,656 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
91.5 x 152 cm
23-926
$3,979 (Stretched)
$3,844 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
101.5 x 152 cm
23-953
$4,985 (Stretched)
$4,844 (Unstretched)
Yambirrpa(FishTrap)
Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 76 cm 23-971
$1,326 (Stretched)
$1,263 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 23-1007
$321 (Stretched)
$281 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
101.5 x 101.5 cm 23-989
$3,333 (Stretched)
$3,219 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
76 x 122 cm
23-994
$3,329 (Stretched)
$3,219 (Unstretched)
Ship
Doreen Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas 51 x 71 cm 23-998
$957 (Stretched)
$888 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
182 x 45.5 cm 23-1013
$3,954 (Stretched)
$3,844 (Unstretched
Footprints
Beryl Ponce, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm 23-1024
$206 (Stretched)
$246 (Unstretched)
Footprints
Beryl Ponce, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 61 cm 23-1035
$534 (Stretched)
$475 (Unstretched)
182 x 45.5 cm
23-1028
$113 (Stretched)
$153 (Unstretched)
61 x 61 cm 23-1034
$768 (Stretched)
$700 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
182 x 122 cm 23-991
$8,861 (Stretched)
$8,681 (Unstretched)
Untitled
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm 24-3
$538 (Stretched)
$494 (Unstretched)
40.5 x 40.5 cm 24-10
$768 (Stretched)
$413 (Unstretched)
$494 (Unstretched)
SonglinesConnections
Rayne Crowe, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-19
$247 (Stretched)
$213 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
76 x 76 cm 24-28
$1,897 (Stretched)
$1,813 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 51 cm
24-34
$515 (Stretched)
$469 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm 24-35
$538 (Stretched)
$494 (Unstretched)
182 x 45.5 cm 24-40
$3,954 (Stretched)
$3,844 (Unstretched)
24-45
$2,474 (Stretched)
$2,400 (Unstretched)
40.5 x 71 cm 24-44
$750 (Stretched)
$688 (Unstretched)
40.5
24-48
$419 (Stretched)
$375 (Unstretched)
51 x 61 cm 24-49
$751 (Stretched)
$688 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
56 x 56 cm 24-52
$969 (Stretched)
$906 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
51 x 91.5 cm 24-65
$1,255 (Stretched)
$1,175 (Unstretched)
61
24-68
$712 (Stretched)
$644 (Unstretched)
51 x 71 cm
24-69
$1,238 (Stretched)
$1,169 (Unstretched)
DancingBrolgas
Paul Thomas, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 40.5 cm 24-79
$220 (Stretched)
$181 (Unstretched)
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas 56 x 76 cm 24-80
$2,473 (Stretched)
$2,400 (Unstretched)
Variations of Water
Rekeshia Goodwin, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-95
$147 (Stretched)
$113 (Unstretched)
Untitled Sandra Francis, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-96
$315 (Stretched)
$281 (Unstretched)
56
24-110
$606 (Stretched)
$544 (Unstretched)
30.5 x 35.5 cm
24-225
$412 (Stretched)
$375 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-247
$397 (Stretched)
$363 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm 24-250
$913 (Stretched)
$869 (Unstretched)
30.5 x 30.5 cm
24-253
$165 (Stretched)
$131 (Unstretched)
61 x 61 cm 24-258
$524 (Stretched)
$456 (Unstretched)
24-268
$599 (Stretched)
$525 (Unstretched)
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-269
$165 (Stretched)
$131 (Unstretched)
30.5
$147 (Stretched)
$113 (Unstretched)
$113 (Unstretched)
24-282
$1,125 (Stretched)
$1,075 (Unstretched)
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-284
$371 (Stretched)
$331 (Unstretched)
51 x 61 cm
24-305
$426 (Stretched)
$363 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 56 cm 24-306
$675 (Stretched)
$619 (Unstretched)
61 x 71 cm
24-307
$2,474 (Stretched)
$2,400 (Unstretched)
51 x 56 cm
24-309
$1,566 (Stretched)
$1,506 (Unstretched)
51 x 51 cm
24-310
$1,038 (Stretched)
$1,096 (Unstretched)
$371 (Stretched)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
24-321
$831 (Stretched)
$781 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 40.5 cm 24-325
$760 (Stretched)
$713 (Unstretched)
Untitled
Cynthia Richards
Acrylic on Canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-332
$328 (Stretched)
$288 (Unstretched)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cm 24-293
$315 (Stretched)
$281 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm 24-294
$1,125 (Stretched)
$1,075 (Unstretched)
Yathiny(porpitaporpita)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm 24-296
$538 (Stretched)
$494 (Unstretched)
Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-299
$521 (Stretched)
$481 (Unstretched)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
71 x 61 cm 24-301
$1,443 (Stretched)
$1,369 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
56 x 56 cm 24-339
$562 (Stretched)
$500 (Unstretched)
56 x 56 cm
24-340
$606 (Stretched)
$544 (Unstretched)
45.5 x 45.5 cm 24-341
$294(Stretched)
$244 (Unstretched)
Untitled
Beryl Ponce, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-342
$246 (Stretched)
$206 (Unstretched)
Untitled
Lena Willalang, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 76 cm 24-356
$658 (Stretched)
$594 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-361
$521 (Stretched)
$481 (Unstretched)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm 24-341
$831 (Stretched)
$781 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
24-368
$419 (Stretched)
$369 (Unstretched)
Acrylic on Canvas
56 x 91.5 cm 24-372
$1,839 (Stretched)
$1,756 (Unstretched)
24-380
(Stretched)
$213 (Unstretched)
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-381
$190 (Stretched)
$150 (Unstretched)
35.5 x 35.5 cm 24-382
$190 (Stretched)
$150 (Unstretched)
Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 40.5 cm 24-391
$520 (Stretched)
$481 (Unstretched)
GumTreeandKuntal(EdiblebotanicalgumotherwiseknownasSugarBag)
Maggie Green, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 91.5 cm 24-393
$1,061 (Stretched)
$988 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Beryl Ponce, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
56 x 56 cm 24-432
$562 (Stretched)
$500 (Unstretched)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm 24-433
$831 (Stretched)
$781 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
24-434
$831 (Stretched)
$781 (Unstretched)
Ngurra(Home,Country,Camp)
Mulyatingki (Muljadingi) Marney, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
24-435
$831 (Stretched)
$781 (Unstretched)
$420 (Stretched)
$375 (Unstretched)
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 started 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.
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 Creative Australia.
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