Warmun Aboriginal Art

A selection of paintings showing the styles from this Aboriginal art region - some paintings may still be available for sale, while some may have been sold.

 

The Eaglehawk and the Crow by Rover Thomas

Rover Thomas  |  The Eaglehawk and the Crow

Jap 020824  |  ochre pigments on linen  |  90 x 61 cm

Gyinnyan by Shirley Purdie

Shirley Purdie   |  Gyinnyan

Jap 017348  |  natural ochre & pigments on canvas  |  90 x 90 cm

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Kangaroo Fat Dreaming Hills by Troy Drill

Troy Drill  |  Kangaroo Fat Dreaming Hills

Jap 024217  |  ochre on canvas  |  100 x 100 cm

Purnululu – Bungle Bungles – Night by Dwayne Jessell

Dwayne Jessell  |  Purnululu – Bungle Bungles – Night

Jap 024230  |  ochre on canvas  |  90 x 90 cm

Kangaroo Fat Dreaming Hills by Troy Drill

Troy Drill  |  Kangaroo Fat Dreaming Hills

Jap 024220  |  ochre on canvas  |  90 x 90 cm

Kulkunji – Chicken Hawk Dreaming by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Kulkunji – Chicken Hawk Dreaming

Jap 020694  |  ochre on board  |  75 x 38 cm

Old Man Calling for his Dog by Madeline Purdie

Madeline Purdie  |  Old Man Calling for his Dog

Jap 023293  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 80 cm

Kalanganaring – Ord River Country by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Kalanganaring – Ord River Country

Jap 020692  |  ochre on board  |  80 x 70 cm

Bedford Station by Rover Thomas

Rover Thomas  |  Bedford Station

Jap 018050  |  ochre pigments on board  |  180 x 92 cm

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Tomormorr Country by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Tomormorr Country

Jap 023508  |  ochre on canvas  |  101 x 61 cm

Gwali-wali Country – Ord River by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Gwali-wali Country – Ord River

Jap 019369  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 60 cm

Myanji by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Myanji

Jap 019539  |  ochre on canvas  |  100 x 90 cm

Jesus Over Texas by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Jesus Over Texas

Jap 023504  |  ochre on cotton paper  |  76 x 56 cm

Jarlalu Hills Ord River by Beryline Mung Mung

Beryline Mung Mung  |  Jarlalu Hills Ord River

Jap 023509  |  ochre on linen   |  101 x 100 cm

Winupar Springs by Jonathon Malgil

Jonathon Malgil  |  Winupar Springs

Jap 024227  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 80 cm

Texas Rockhole by Charlene Carrington

Charlene Carrington  |  Texas Rockhole

Jap 011929  |  ochre on linen  |  160 x 70 cm

Kunawarritji by Rover Thomas

Rover Thomas  |  Kunawarritji

Jap 006145  |  ochre on Arches paper  |  65 x 51 cm

Bower Bird Dreaming by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Bower Bird Dreaming

Jap 015868  |  ochre on canvas  |  76 x 51 cm

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Gullu- Walupurnululu by Dwayne Jessell

Dwayne Jessell  |  Gullu- Walupurnululu

Jap 024234  |  ochre on canvas  |  100 x 100 cm

Bedford Station by Rover Thomas

Rover Thomas  |  Bedford Station

Jap 017276  |  ochre pigments on board  |  120 x 90 cm

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Goowara-wara, My Corroboree by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Goowara-wara, My Corroboree

Jap 023506  |  ochre on canvas  |  90.5 x 60.5 cm

Old Texas Way by Churchill Cann

Churchill Cann  |  Old Texas Way

Jap 018516  |  ochre on linen  |  120 x 120 cm

Meeruny – Red Ochre Country by Henry Wambini

Henry Wambini  |  Meeruny – Red Ochre Country

Jap 020856  |  ochre on linen   |  100 x 95 cm

Lookout at Winupar Springs by Jonathon Malgil

Jonathon Malgil  |  Lookout at Winupar Springs

Jap 024223  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 80 cm

Kurrajong Hole – Old Greenvale by Freddie Timms

Freddie Timms  |  Kurrajong Hole – Old Greenvale

Jap 023505  |  ochre on linen   |  120 x 90 cm

Bream Gorge – Bungle Bungles by Nancy Nodea

Nancy Nodea  |  Bream Gorge – Bungle Bungles

Jap 013707  |  ochre & acrylic on paper, framed  |  76 x 56 cm

Doonby Waterhole – Bedford Downs by Jonathon Malgil

Jonathon Malgil  |  Doonby Waterhole – Bedford Downs

Jap 024225  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 80 cm

Milliwiny Springs – Alice Downs by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Milliwiny Springs – Alice Downs

Jap 018270  |  ochre on canvas  |  110 x 60 cm

Rocky River Country – Darrajayin by Rusty Peters

Rusty Peters  |  Rocky River Country – Darrajayin

Jap 017325  |  natural ochre & pigments on canvas  |  120 x 90 cm

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Wawalji by Hector Jandany

Hector Jandany  |  Wawalji

Jap 020693  |  ochre on board  |  80 x 60 cm

Bottle Trees by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Bottle Trees

Jap 020905  |  ochre pigments on linen  |  81 x 51 cm

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Purnululu – Bungle Bungles – Night by Dwayne Jessell

Dwayne Jessell  |  Purnululu – Bungle Bungles – Night

Jap 024233  |  ochre on canvas  |  60 x 100 cm

Gullu- Walupurnululu by Dwayne Jessell

Dwayne Jessell  |  Gullu- Walupurnululu

Jap 024235  |  ochre on canvas  |  120 x 120 cm

Bloodwood Country by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Bloodwood Country

Jap 020698  |  ochre on board  |  80 x 60 cm

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Munjalawari by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Munjalawari

Jap 013702  |  ochre & acrylic on paper, framed  |  76 x 56 cm

Dalyuyn Country by Queenie McKenzie

Queenie McKenzie  |  Dalyuyn Country

Jap 013598  |  ochre on canvas  |  91 x 60.5 cm

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Boolanji – Fish Hole by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Boolanji – Fish Hole

Jap 006148  |  ochre on Arches paper  |  105 x 65 cm

Gnarrwalabine – Shining Rock by Shirlie Purdie

Shirlie Purdie  |  Gnarrwalabine – Shining Rock

Jap 018519  |  ochre on canvas  |  80 x 60 cm

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Mook Mooks – Sleepy Owls by Freddie Timms

Freddie Timms  |  Mook Mooks – Sleepy Owls

Jap 023507  |  ochre on linen   |  151 x 91 cm

Ord Junction by Henry Wambini

Henry Wambini  |  Ord Junction

Jap 015822  |  ochre on linen  |  95 x 95 cm

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Killiwuninj by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Killiwuninj

Jap 020696  |  ochre on board  |  100 x 60 cm

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Jarawuny Waterhole by Henry Wambini

Henry Wambini  |  Jarawuny Waterhole

Jap 023510  |  ochre on canvas  |  101 x 96 cm

Tunnel Creek Country by Jock Mosquito

Jock Mosquito  |  Tunnel Creek Country

Jap 005261  |  ochre on canvas  |  200 x 120 cm

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Violet Valley by Shirley Purdie

Shirley Purdie  |  Violet Valley

Jap 018433  |  ochre on canvas  |  140 x 100 cm

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Jimbowlbine Hill by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Jimbowlbine Hill

Jap 019540  |  ochre on linen  |  150 x 90 cm

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Bunagany and Kinyany by Shirley Purdie

Shirley Purdie  |  Bunagany and Kinyany

Jap 013418  |  ochre on linen  |  120 x 90 cm

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Inverway by Ned Johns

Ned Johns  |  Inverway

Jap 000816  |  ochre on linen  |  118 x 88 cm

Narranguny Hills by Jack Britten

Jack Britten  |  Narranguny Hills

Jap 012540  |  ochre on canvas  |  90 x 60 cm

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Untitled by Hector Jandanay

Hector Jandanay  |  Untitled

Jap 010496  |  ochre on linen  |  135 x 122 cm

Bulanji – McKenzie Springs by Shirley Purdie

Shirley Purdie  |  Bulanji – McKenzie Springs

Jap 018273  |  ochre on linen  |  120 x 80 cm

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Cangin and Wartal – Moon and Stars by Nancy Nodea

Nancy Nodea  |  Cangin and Wartal – Moon and Stars

Jap 006133  |  ochre on linen  |  100 x 61 cm

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Warmun community at Turkey Creek in the East Kimberley is in the far north west of Western Australia. It is situated on the site of the old telegraph station and was once a stopover for camel trains moving through the North West carrying provisions to stations and communities. Many Aboriginal people moved to Turkey Creek, as the settlement is located on the edge of a number of cattle stations where many of the men and women had worked for most of their lives.

It was at Warmun in 1975 that Rover Thomas and Paddy Jaminji began the artistic collaboration that was to become the model for contemporary Aboriginal art in the east Kimberley. A ceremony was revealed to Rover Thomas through a series of dreams or visions of a spirit’s journey after death. This Dreaming forms the basis of the Kuril Kuril ceremony. The paintings illustrating the Kuril Kuril journey gave form to the modern Indigelnous art style at Turkey Creek – the style is simple and uncluttered, painted with natural ochre, with shapes being defined by rows of white dots.

Warmun is Gija (Kitja) country, and Gija Aboriginal artists have followed the example of Rover Thomas and Paddy Jaminji in depicting topographical maps in broad ochre areas mixed with various forms of fixative, including locally gathered gum from eucalyptus trees called bloodwoods. The work of the Warmun artists draws on the Ngarrangkarni or Creation period, a concept referred to in many areas of Australia as the Dreaming. Aboriginal art from the Warmun region glows in the natural ochre hues, and serves to confirm the vibrancy of this ancient and evolving culture.

Further information is available on exhibiting artists on the following links