I was born in Karnanganyjawutu then went to Japingka to live with my grandfather and grandmother until I was older. Then we left for Wili which is the country for the Jukula mob. We picked up the rest of the mob and left to go to Puluwala, walking in the moonlight night because it was so hot. After leaving Puluwala we walked to Purrpun and camped with my grandfather Walkarr and grandmother Jawili. Then they sent Mawukura Jimmy Nerrimah to go ahead to Kurugnal. We followed later and made camp at Lumpu Lumpu whilst waiting for the rest of the people to arrive.
The workers from Cherrabun Station saw a bushfire at Yapulu and thought there must be bushmen there. The police tracked them there at Yapulu, chained them up and took them into Cherrabun Station. They workers were frightened of the police. We camped one night at Cherrabun and then went into town to the police station. Following this, we went back to Cherrabun Station to work.
My father passed away at Cherrabun Station and then my mother and I went on to Jubilee Station, across the Fitzroy river. From there I went to the Mission School in Fitzroy Crossing. I stayed there until one Christmas I didn’t want to go back. I went to Jubilee Station instead and learnt how to work, cleaning the manager’s house. We had Saturdays and Sundays off. One Monday my promised husband came from GoGo Station to pick me up and we went to live at GoGo and then Bayulu Community.
GROUP EXHIBITONS
2012
Mangkaja Arts 21 Year Anniversary
Wirrinyiya ngaragngarag birra ngamoo ngamoo
Tandanya, Adelaide, SA
2011
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
DAAF, Darwin
2009
Mangkaja Artists 60x60
Randell Lane Fine Art, WA
2009
Celebrating Country: Kinship and Culture
Seymour College, Glen Osmond, SA
2009
Shalom Gamarada
Caspary Conference Centre, University of NSW
2009
Emerging and Re-emerging
Outstation, Darwin, NT
2009
Senior Artists from Fitzroy Crossing
Suzanne O’Connell Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2008
Shalom Gamarada
Caspary Conference Centre, University of NSW
2008
Mangkaja Arts
A P Bond Art Dealer, Adelaide, SA
2008
Bendi Lango
The Indigenous Scholarship Fund, Sydney and Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2007
Palya Art in Melbourne
The Barn, Melbourne, VIC
2007
Bendi Lango
The Indigenous Scholarship Fund, Sydney and Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2006
Depth and Diversion
Cullity Gallery University of Western Australia
2005
Women’s Show
Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, NT
2005
Mangkaja Group Show
Raft Artspace, Darwin, NT
2004
This is Still My Country:10 years on
Perth International Arts Festival, Artplace, WA
2004/05
Colour Power: Aboriginal Art Post 1984
National Gallery of Victoria
2003
Jila, Jumu, Jiwari & Wirrkuja
Cullity Gallery, University of Western Australia
2001
Mangkaja Arts Ten Year Anniversary
Tandanya, Adelaide, SA
2001
Ngurrara Canvas
National Gallery of Australia, ACT
2000
17th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
National Tour
1999
Ngurrara
Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
1998
Group Show
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
1996
Minyarti Wangki Ngajukura Ngurrarajangka
[This is the word from my Country]
Indigenart Gallery, Perth, WA
1996
Group Show
Fremantle Art Centre, WA
1996
Group Show
Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1995
Kimberley Art
Melbourne, VIC
1995
Group Show
Australian Perspectives Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
1995
Mangkaja: Old Mangkaja, New Prints
Australian Print Workshop Gallery Melbourne, VIC
1994
Ngajakurra Ngurrara Minyarti,
[This Is My Country]
Festival Of Perth Exhibition, Artplace, WA
