OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 5:30-7:30PM
EXHIBITION RUNS 15TH-27TH AUGUST 2026
25-51 Nyurnma (Burnt Country). Jenny Butt. Acrylic on Canvas 91 x 122cm $2,450
26-29 Bibianna Tumbler Wili (My Grandfather's Country) Acrylic on Canvas 61 x 91cm SOLD
26-76 Bibianna Tumbler Canninig Stock Route Area Acrylic on Canvas 46 x 61cm $950
26-178 Jenny Butt Kulyakartu 76 x 122cm SOLD
26-180 Bibianna Tumbler Wild Flowers in Wili 61 x 91cm SOLD
26-204 Bibianna Tumbler Canning Stock Route 36 x 46cm SOLD
26-205 Bibianna Tumbler Canning Stock Route Area 36 x 46cm $550
26-206 Bibianna Tumbler Canning Stock Route Area 36 x 46cm $550
26-223 Jenny Butt Kulyakartu 61 x 91cm $1,150
26-225 Jenny Butt Kulyakartu-Jenny Butt 61 x 91cm $1,150
26-233 Bibianna Tumbler Wili (My Grandfather's Country) 36 x 76cm SOLD
26-246 Bibianna Tumbler Wili (My Grandfather's Country) 40 x 40cm $550
26-260 Corina Jadai Kulyakartu 61 x 91cm SOLD
26-261 Corina Jadai Kulyakartu 61 x 91cm $1,150
26-273 Jenny Butt Flowers at Kulyakartu 46 x 76cm $730
26-274 Jenny Butt Kulyakartu 36 x 76cm $570
26-285 Jenny Butt Kulyakartu 40 x 40cm $350
Meet the Artists
Bibianna Tumbler
“I was born at La Grange at the old hospital. I grew up there and have been there all my life with my parents. I started painting in 2015.
What inspired me the most is the way the old people used to tell me stories about their Country and their families’ background. When they used to paint, they used the colours to represent the land, seas, flowers, animals and other things.”
– Bibianna Tumbler
Bibianna’s paintings often depict her Grandfather’s Country in the Great Sandy Desert, showing red desert sands, waterholes, wildflowers, and bush foods such as kumpaja (bush nuts). Her works carry the memory of ancestors walking the desert, searching for bush tucker and water, and reflect the colours of both desert and sea. She began painting in 2015 and continues to share the stories passed down by her Elders through her detailed use of line, colour, and circle motifs. Her talent has been recognised across the Kimberley. In 2025, Bibianna won the Indigenous Art Award at the Shinju Art Award in Broome and the Kimberley Art and Photography Prize in Derby.
“Through storytelling and painting about Grandfather or Grandmother’s Country, I can help teach future generations.”
– Bibianna Tumbler
Jenny Butt
Jenny Butt grew up in Bidyadanga. She now lives in Parnngurr Community in the Pilbara region with her grandparents, who are renowned artists. Jenny also paints for Martumili Artists in Newman but visits Bidyadanga from time to time. Jenny believes that keeping culture strong and passing down knowledge is essential, especially for younger generations.
“Learning history about the community, keeping culture strong, and listening to stories from the past. It helps to learn (teach) these stories so young people know where they come from. So they know what they’re part of.”
– Jenny Butt
She imagines a future without barriers, where “everyone would be able to speak all the languages.” A key part of this vision is taking young people out on Country while Elders are still here. “I see us going out on Country while our Elders are here, before they pass on, so they can share their story and knowledge.”
Jenny recognises challenges in her community, like “kids getting in trouble and people going into town,” but she believes art can help overcome these struggles. “Taking people out bush and beach, with older people working together with younger ones and sharing stories through painting and what they see around them. Getting in touch with nature. You feel free when you’re out with nature.”
Jenny’s artistic journey has been shaped by her Elders. “I learnt from my grandmother (Nola Taylor) and grandfathers (Muuki Taylor, Wokka Taylor) by going out on Country, sharing stories, and learning from them about the bush plants and bush food. I painted before, but going to Parnngurr and being around old people really opened my mind. Seeing them painting and what colours they used. My daughter started painting with the old people too, and she watches me paint their stories now. I’d like to be an inspiration to her and young people.”
– Jenny Butt
Corina Jadai
“I was born in Derby, raised in the Kimberley and Pilbara region. I am a Graphic Designer, Artist, Fashion Designer and Resin Artist creating out of Bidyadanga, Parnngurr and Newman. Having been raised in both regions plays a great role in my approach to creativity. I draw inspiration from my culture and my life experiences, creating a style that naturally blends into my artwork.
My art is vibrant and colourful. I come from a lineage of great artists that has ignited my love for creating, more than that is the emotional connections to great stories.
I take great care in doing my best with each art project. I spent countless hours drawing, painting, sketching and always had a burning desire to create. I love what I do and the people I get to work with. Being a creative is more than just a job, it’s who I am and what I do.”
– Corina Jadai
Much of Corina’s work centres on Kulyakartu and Kirriwirri in the Great Sandy Desert, painting the Country, waterholes, and stories that connect her to home.