Painting
Radius 6.0 Mentor and Exhibition Program (2025)
Venetta’s main themes explore the relationship between the desert and the sea. with a focus on how the Nyangumarta people, along with other desert communities, migrated to coastal areas like Bidyadanga. The connection to country from the dessert to the salt waters are celebrated in her paintings, highlighting the unity of these communities and honouring the cultural heritage passed down through generations.
Creating this body of work is important to Venetta as it provides an opportunity to share these stories with a broader audience, highlighting the resilience of her people and the beauty of the land and sea, and allow her to grow as an artist and bring visibility to the unique history and traditions of her ancestors.
"I was inspired by old people from the past and the present who have been painting about country. The colours of the landscapes is something I would like to continue. I feel good doing painting, I’ve seen my paintings starting to change each canvas that I have done. Painting is a way of showing others what I see through my eyes. These paintings are being painted from my travels out on country with Tribal Elders. The Elders would share stories about life in the bush and they would talk about family connections."
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.