JGM Gallery

Rusty Peters (1935-2020) was a senior Gija man, born in Darrajayin (Springvale Station), Western Australia. Peters grew up learning traditional Gija law and worked as a stockman on Springvale station. After the death of his father, he moved to Mabel Downs where he worked as a horse breaker. In 1968, following the introduction of award wages for Indigenous people working on pastoral property, Peters was forced to move off Mabel Downs station and began living at Nine Mile reserve, 130 miles from Warmun/Turkey Creek...

Katjarra Butler is renowned for her wide luscious brush strokes and innovative style. Her artistic process, often involving the application of numerous layers of paint, builds a full...

Limited edition print no. 2/10 Torres Strait Island artist David Bosun is from the tribe of Wug on Moa Island and grew up in a very sensitive cultural environment. From the age of ...

Maisie Bundey has been painting since 1989. Though she paints the same “Country” and story as her sisters, she has always strived to distinguish herself stylistically. Her painting is linked to her original work with “Batik”, a technique that involves drawing a design onto the fabric using a medium such as wax and then dyeing the fabric. The fluid and colourful liberation that this training gives Bundey is evident. She works with a loose-handed dry brush, layering colour to develop her own textured abstract interpretation of the food sources of her country (called Alalgura) on Utopia Station. Bundey’s “Country” is near Alalgura soakage. There, every summer, women gather to celebrate the aftermath of good rains that have run through the creeks and caused the desert flowers and fruits to burst into growth. A ceremony called “Awelye’” encourages the season into growth and abundance. The song, dances and body...

George Cooley is a senior man and community leader from Coober Pedy. He holds leadership positions across the Umoona and Coober Pedy communities and is a talented artist and opal min...

Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papaya in 1974, before moving with his family to Tjukurla during the Papunya Tula movement of the 1980s. Many Ngaanyatjarra people moved at this ti...

Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papaya in 1974, before moving with his family to Tjukurla during the Papunya Tula movement of the 1980s. Many Ngaanyatjarra people moved at this ti...

Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papaya in 1974, before moving with his family to Tjukurla during the Papunya Tula movement of the 1980s. Many Ngaanyatjarra people moved at this ti...

Luke Djalagarrarra is a sculptor and painter who works from Ngukurr Arts in the Roper River region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Djalagarrarra’s work is influenced by a famil...

Carissa Gurwalwal is the daughter of renowned weaver Barbara Guwalwal. Residing in Gunbalanya, Gurwalwal works full-time at West Arnhem Shire's Aged Care Facility. Although she is ne...

Valmai Pollard identifies as a Gunggandji woman and has grown up in Yarrabah. Valmai belongs to a large family of artists; her parents, Edna and Ruben Ambrym, are also members of Yar...

Loretta Maraminy Davis was born and raised at Gochan Jiny Jirra outstation near the Cadell River, Northern Territory, Australia, and is a member of the Kurnumbij clan group. Her skin...