Fitzroy Crossing Aboriginal Art

A selection of paintings showing the styles from this Aboriginal art region - some paintings may still be available for sale, while some may have been sold.

 

Wirli by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Wirli

Jap 006286  |  acrylic on canvas  |  96 x 76 cm

Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story

Jap 003394  |  acrylic on canvas  |  110 x 100 cm

Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti III by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti III

Jap 008969  |  limited edition screenprint  |  75 x 54.5 cm

Warnayirti by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Warnayirti

Jap 003008  |  acrylic and ochre on canvas  |  117 x 83 cm

Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story

Jap 003403  |  acrylic on canvas  |  110 x 100 cm

Kurtal Storm Clouds by David Downs

David Downs  |  Kurtal Storm Clouds

Jap 000118  |  ochre on canvas  |  94 x 150 cm

Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – Womens Law Story

Jap 003409  |  acrylic on canvas  |  110 x 100 cm

Parpurta- Springwater by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Parpurta- Springwater

Jap 006363  |  acrylic on canvas  |  131 x 76 cm

Rain Snake by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Rain Snake

Jap 008222  |  limited edition silkscreen  |  62 x 44 cm

Lirrlirtiwartu and Payimjarra by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Lirrlirtiwartu and Payimjarra

Jap 006366  |  acrylic on canvas  |  131 x 80 cm

Jarrngajartu Rockhole by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Jarrngajartu Rockhole

Jap 018809  |  limited edition screenprint  |  52 x 50 cm

Warnti by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Warnti

Jap 005602  |  acrylic on canvas  |  116 x 95 cm

Kurtal by David Downs

David Downs  |  Kurtal

Jap 009885  |  acrylic and ochre on board  |  120 x 60 cm

Kalpurtu Water Spirit by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Kalpurtu Water Spirit

Jap 010346  |  limited edition screenprint  |  76 x 56 cm

Payarr – Springwater by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Payarr – Springwater

Jap 005551  |  acrylic on canvas  |  96 x 77 cm

Ngupawarlu – Women’s Law Story by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – Women’s Law Story

Jap 003414  |  acrylic on canvas  |  146 x 100 cm

Ngupawarlu – My Country by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – My Country

Jap 003416  |  acrylic on canvas  |  84 x 71 cm

Kirrkirr  –  Chicken Hawk by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Kirrkirr – Chicken Hawk

Jap 018800  |  limited edition screenprint  |  31 x 40 cm

Ngupawarlu and Sandhill Country by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu and Sandhill Country

Jap 003404  |  acrylic on canvas  |  110 x 100 cm

Jumu Yirrjirn by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Jumu Yirrjirn

Jap 010345  |  limited edition silkscreen  |  60 x 42 cm

Ngupawarlu – My Country by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – My Country

Jap 004195  |  acrylic on canvas  |  115 x 87 cm

Japingka Dreamtime Story II by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Japingka Dreamtime Story II

Jap 018799  |  limited edition screenprint  |  33.5 x 43.5 cm

Jarrawirti by Penny K Lyons

Penny K Lyons  |  Jarrawirti

Jap 002997  |  acrylic and ochre on canvas  |  117 x 83 cm

Ngupawarlu – My Country by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu – My Country

Jap 003408  |  acrylic on canvas  |  110 x 100 cm

Matamarta by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Matamarta

Jap 010515  |  acrylic on canvas  |  147 x 140 cm

Afternoon Light by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Afternoon Light

Jap 018811  |  limited edition screenprint  |  42 x 60 cm

Ngupawarlu by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu

Jap 003343  |  acrylic on canvas  |  145 x 65 cm

Larripuka Main Country by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Larripuka Main Country

Jap 018807  |  limited edition screenprint  |  51 x 60 cm

Ngupawarlu by Stumpy Brown

Stumpy Brown  |  Ngupawarlu

Jap 003332  |  acrylic on canvas  |  145 x 100 cm

Body Painting – Purnara by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Body Painting – Purnara

Jap 018791  |  Limited edition screenprint  |  38 x 56 cm

Woman Carrying her Two Boys by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Woman Carrying her Two Boys

Jap 018803  |  limited edition screenprint  |  45.5 x 34 cm

Jilji Kulku Nganpayi by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Jilji Kulku Nganpayi

Jap 018806  |  limited edition screenprint  |  38 x 51 cm

Payarr Rockhole by Jimmy Pike

Jimmy Pike  |  Payarr Rockhole

Jap 018812  |  limited edition screenprint  |  33 x 43 cm

Fitzroy Crossing is the regional hub for the south east Kimberley, and a major centre for Aboriginal culture in the area. The town is located on the Fitzroy River surrounded by vast flood plains that provide pastoral land for the extensive beef cattle stations of the Fitzroy Valley. The town is on a rise 114 metres above sea level, but the flooding of the river can be enormous when cyclonic rains hit the Kimberley and the mostly dry rivers channel huge quantities of water towards the coast.

The town of Fitzroy Crossing was transformed during the late 1960s and 1970s when large populations of Aboriginal people moved from the region’s cattle stations to live on the fringes of the small outpost settlement. Desert Aboriginal people had been moving onto the cattle stations of the Fitzroy Valley for 30 years, often walking along the Canning Stock Route, then along the trail of river beds to join other countrymen who worked on the stations.

Local traditional owners of the region, the Bunuba and the Gooniyandi people, had accommodated the influx of other language groups from the desert regions, including Walmajarri and Wangkajungka people, and Nyigina people from the west. Ceremonial traditions were maintained by the various groups who also shared some significant ceremonial grounds when large groups came together.

During the 1980s the upsurge of Aboriginal art in the Central Desert was reflected in a growing arts interest in the Kimberley regions.  Art projects were established to facilitate educational and cultural growth, and were run by Karriyili and later Mangkaja arts centre. A strong visual culture steadily developed in Fitzroy Crossing, drawing on the many different influences of language groups drawn together in one place. Major artists emerged including Jarinyanu David Downs, Jimmy Pike, Butcher Cherel, Peter Skipper, Stumpy Brown and Paji Honeychild. Fitzroy Crossing has remained a centre for artistic development and a hub for the many Aboriginal communities in the area.

Yiwarra Kuju at The National Museum Australia

Further information is available on exhibiting artists on the following links

Jimmy Pike Artist Bio & Artworks
David Downs Artist Bio & Artworks
Pike Family Exhibition