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The Jury Art Prize 2026
Nyangumarta Warran
Venetta Yanawana
Acrylic on canvas
This is Nyangumarta Warran, this is after the wet season, from the red desert sand to the salty plains of Walyarta. We went to that place when we flew over it - our trip there we saw artefacts in the area and we found new species of marsupials in that area. Lot of places. Old people used to live there too as we saw old artefacts and old grinding stones.
About the Artist
Venetta Yanawana
Kimberley
Venetta Yanawana lives and paints in Bidyadanga, the largest remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia, located 180km south of Broome. Venetta comes from a family of extremely talented and successful artists, including Lydia Balbal and Daniel Walbidi. She is currently working as an arts worker, stretching, priming, preparing canvases and cataloguing finished works online. She enjoys fishing, going on country and spending time with her children and family. Venetta paints Nyagumarta Warren, the country her old people used to live on.