Yinjaa Barni Art

Wendy Darby

Through stories I learned all about my Country, about bush medicine, how to collect this and that plant and how to use them for various ailments, as pastes or liquids to drink. I've been all around there. Been everywhere. All the old people used to live there and work the [Yandeyarra] Station. We also went to another station belonging to the Aboriginal community Waidyaganga, where there was a cattle camp. Lots of mustering and horse training. Lots of young fellas used to go there to work. Trucks used to collect the cattle from there. Every time I do my painting, I think about my Country and what the old people taught me.

Wendy Darby is a Nyangumarta artist from Yandeyarra, near Port Hedland. Having adapted a variety of techniques to her own style, Wendy moves easily between sponge, brush and dot work to create subtle artworks. Wendy spent her early life on Country with her family near the Yule River, learning from her old people and their stories about the places, plants and animals of the area. She now uses her Country and experiences as inspiration for her painting. Wendy�s works have been exhibited in the Pilbara and Perth and in a number of private collections. She has won several prizes for her artwork at the Cossack Art Awards, including Best Overall Artwork (2008 and 2015) and Best Artwork by Pilbara Artist (2014 and 2018), and her artwork been acquired by the Kelton Foundation in California.

DOB: 5/01/1962
Language: Nyangumarta
Country: Western Desert

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