Zenith Gardiner

Born: 1983, Derby, Western Australia

Language: Walmajarri/ Nyangumarta

Lives: South Hedland, Western Australia

“My name is Zenith Gardiner. I was born in Derby, Western Australia. I’m an Indigenous man from a small community called Looma which is situated 120 kilometres south east of Derby. I have been fascinated by art since I was a boy, and art was my favourite subject at school. I think art is in my blood. My father, William Nyaparu Gardiner, [was] also a painter. My style of painting is landscapes of the outback and of certain places that are significant to me. They are places in Western Australia. My language group is Walmajarri from my mother’s side and Nyangumarta from my father’s side. My father’s clan group is Kiriwirri.“