Our Artists

Title: My Dreaming

Denise Andjurra Quall

I am a local Larrakia artist and a descendant of the Dangalaba Gulubiringin Clan. My mother is a Larrakia woman and my father is of Filipino descent on his father’s side and his mother is from the Lake Nash area, near Alice Springs. grew up in Parap Camp and have lived in Darwin all my life.

My dreaming totems are the Dangalaba (saltwater crocodile) and Nagandji Nagandji (sea eagle)

Title: Goondermarramarr

– a place of healing and well-being.

I am passionate about my art and this was passed down from my family. I produce works via fabric printing, lino cut printing, painting on canvas and more recently public art projects on large scale.

Rahiri Bedggood

I am from Borroloola and my mob is Garrawa Gurdanji Yangula. My nanna and my sister are also artists and they have influenced me. The artwork have made features the snake swimming in its water hole. enjoy painting because it is creative and very relaxing for me. I like sketching animals in large scale most of all. My artwork is about the snake - my dreaming - swimming around at his home.

Shaun Lee (Hafleg)

Mr Shaun Lee, Gwarkabah (Saltwater man), is a Larrakia, Wardaman and Karajarri contemporary freelance artist born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Shaun started painting as a young boy, learning from his large artistic family that includes his mother Danella Lee and his sister Mim Cole. Known by his artist name, Hafleg, Shaun specialises in murals and logos using traditional and contemporary designs.

Caitlyn Mawson

Title: Home

Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas.

Date: 2022

Kelis Parry am from Daly River (Nauyiu) and my mob is Ngen’giwumirri. I paint because it is calming to me, and I like paint to animals and bushtucker. My artwork is about both turtles. I hunt long neck turtle and short neck turtle.

Tahlia Tipungwuti

My name is Tahlia Tipungwuti and I’m from Tiwi Islands. My mob is Miyartiwi (pandanus).

In the past, Tiwi Islanders have been painting designs on the poles as well as carving birds, people and poles. am a part of the oldest living human race with the oldest culture. I love listening to stories and music from the past. The Tiwi Islands of Bathurst and Melville were created at the beginning of time during the dreaming. Before this time there was only darkness, and the earth was flat.

love watching my grandfather painting and carving small birds. When he is painting and carving, he paints mostly with ochre rocks mixed with water onto the wooden poles. In my art I have also chosen colours like ochre, and including them on the mud crab.

Tinaysha Young am a Garrwa and Gudinju woman from Borrroloola which sits on Yanuwa Country. I consider myself half fresh-water and half salt-water because I belong to a fresh water clan and a salt water clan. love painting, it helps me stay patient and think of all the details I should use. I used to watch my Nanna paint when was little, and I was told was good at dot painting.

I am a Warumungu/Jingili/Mudbarra woman from Elliot. My totem is Marli Marli, the butterfly, from my mother’s side.

My mother, is the leader of our family. The image of the snake is surrounded by colours of country that carefully mixed. I know it can be hard for young women to keep strong mental health, and painting helps me stay strong.

This painting is of the sun rising over the ocean. Whenever I see the sun rising over the ocean, I am reminded of home. I feel proud when think of the day I will return to that sun after graduating from school.

Title: Freshwater Turtles

Title: Snake

Hayden Wilson am a Tyemirri man from Peppimenarti, my totem is the Water Python which I call in my language ‘Emire’ and the moon ‘Deewin’.

I come from a long line of artists, the one who inspires me the most is my grandmother Regina Pilawuk Wilson who is well renowned for her paintings of ‘Syaw’ the fish net and ‘Wupun’ the sunmat. could watch her paint for hours on end. painted the magpie goose which symbolises the wetlands and swamp on my country; it is the best bird you could ever eat!

Shereece King

Title: Untitled

Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas.

Date: 2022