SPINIFEX ARTS PROJECT

The Spinifex Arts Project is a vibrant Indigenous owned and managed not for profit arts project located in the traditional lands of the Pila Nguru (Spinifex People), in the Great Victoria Desert region of Western Australia.

It was established in 1997 to help document the Country within the Spinifex native title claim area. Pila Nguru translates as ‘people from the area between the sand hills.’ Their 'common' name comes from the abundance of spinifex bushes, which are a feature of this desert region.

Spinifex Artists are well known for their collaborative paintings as historically two large scale collaboratives were entered as part of their successful Native Title Determination to reclaim their Spinifex Lands in 2000. This collaboration process stems from mutual family and cultural connection to the multiple sites depicted. There is always a shared vision and understanding that is overlayed with individual creativity.

Artists

Michael Hogan

Milpa – Mara Wangkapai Project

Women’s Collaborative Project –Nancy Donegan, Pamela Hogan, Kendrea Hogan, Kunmanara Walker and Donna Brown