Mixed Media / Textiles
Radius 6.0 Mentor and Exhibition Program (2025)
Edward’s work explores themes of land management, cultural heritage, and the relationship between his people and their Country. Focusing on detailed dots and line work, Edward’s paintings tell the story of traditional fire practices, hunting, and the seasonal changes of the landscape, vital for the survival of the land and the culture of the Nyangumarta and Mangala people. By depicting his Grandmothers’ and Mother’s Country, Edward maintains ancestral knowledge and emphasizes the importance of looking after the land. As a cultural advisor for Nyangumarta Rangers, his experiences are translated into his paintings, reflecting his heritage and connection to the land.
The Radius 6.0 exhibition allows Edward to honour the elders and continue their legacy, contributing to a broader understanding of the significance of Country in Aboriginal culture.
"I was born in Broome hospital, WA in the late seventies. I went to Lagrange school, then to Nulungu College to further my education and went back to Lagrange. In the late 2000's I came interested in painting my old peoples country. Me I like doing dot painting, it's about culture, land and people. Sometimes I go out with the rangers to look after country and sometimes it heals all of us being out on country. The painting I do is sand dunes and claypans. Me I use desert colours in my paintings, that represent the desert. My Mother and my Grandmother are Nyangumarta and my Father’s side is Mangala Side. Both of my Grandmothers were born in the desert country, they both grew me up in the old camp here in Bidyadanga."
The Courthouse Gallery would like to acknowledge the Kariyarra, Ngarla, and Nyamal people as the Traditional Custodians of the Town of Port Hedland lands. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.