26 June – 5 September 2025
Front cover:
Geckos Hunting (detail), Willara Barker, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas. Home away from Home (detail) Kiahni Lewis, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas. Bush Stone Pigeon (detail) Nyangulya Katie Nalgood, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas. Duck (detail), Doreen Chapman, 2025. Acrylic on Linen. Kunmunya, Myroodah Station (detail), Maggie Green, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas. Untitled (detail), Gloria, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas.
One Mob is a celebration of unity through art. This exhibition brings together artists from different walks of life, all painting under one roof. Though we each carry our own stories, shaped by where we come from, be it traditions, our Country, or modern pop culture, we’ve found common ground in creativity. Some of us are inspired by the landscapes we grew up surrounded by, others by memories passed down through generations, and some by the energy of the world around us today. Our styles are different, our influences varied, but our love for painting connects us all. This show is about people coming together, learning from each other, and appreciating the beauty in our differences. Through painting, we’ve formed a community at Spinifex Hill Studio where stories are shared, friendships are built, and new inspiration grows.
We’d love for you to come and experience our symphony of cultures, ideas and expressions. Come see how many voices can become one, One Mob.
Artists
Ruby Djikarra Alderton
Cissy Alone
Willarra Barker
Rylene (Raylene) Button Gordon
Doreen Chapman
Maywokka (Mayiwalku)
Chapman
Rayne Crowe
Lorna Dawson
Rhys Dhalukmurru McLean
Annabella Flatt
Zenith Kane Gardiner
Gloria
Rekeshia Goodwin
Maggie Green
Kiahni Lewis
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood
Beryl Ponce
Phillip Simpson
Daisy Tinker
Lena Willalang
30.5 x 35.5 cm 25-291
$469
Dragonfly & Waterlilies
Ruby Djikarra Alderton 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled Cissy Alone 2025
Acrylic on Linen
30.5 x 30.5 cm 25-246
$98
Untitled Cissy Alone 2025
Acrylic on Linen
30.5 x 30.5 cm 25-249
$98
Untitled Cissy Alone 2025
Acrylic on Linen
30.5 x 30.5 cm 25-257
$98
$518
$693
Butterflies
Willarra Barker
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
Geckos hunting
Willarra Barker
Acrylic on Canvas 51 x 51 cm
Untitled Rylene (Raylene) Button Gordon 2025
Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 122 cm 25-264
$1,589
45.5 x 56 cm 25-156
$910
Acrylic on Linen 56 x 56 cm 25-176
$910
Ngurra (Home Country, Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman
Acrylic on Linen
Ngurra (Home Country, Camp)
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman
71 x 61 cm
$1,533
Acrylic on Canvas
76 x 91.5 cm 25-220
$910
Mulunyjarra, Juturrpa, Big mob water
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman
Acrylic on Canvas
Mulunyjarra, Juturrpa, Big mob water
Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman
Jellyfish
Rayne Crowe
Acrylic on Linen
45.5 x 45.5 cm 25-160
$518
Untitled Rayne Crowe 2025
Acrylic on Linen 56 x 56 cm 25-174
$693
Untitled Lorna Dawson 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm 25-161
$553
Untitled Lorna Dawson
Acrylic on Linen
x
$910
Untitled Lorna Dawson
Acrylic on Linen
x 56 cm
$910
Untitled
Untitled
Zenith Kane Gardiner
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 76 cm 25-167
$1,155
Gentleness of different worlds meeting together
Rekeshia Goodwin
$1,344
$917
Acrylic on Linen
Beauty in Small Creatures
Rekeshia Goodwin
Acrylic on Linen
Gentle Soul
Rekeshia Goodwin
Acrylic on Linen
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 61 cm 25-177
$966
$1,533
Kunmunya, Myroodah Station
Kunmunya, Myroodah Station
Kunmunya, Myroodah Station
Gum Tree and Kuntal (Edible botanical gum otherwise known as Sugar Bag)
Gum Tree and Kuntal (Edible botanical gum otherwise known as Sugar Bag)
Green
& her babies
Katie Nalgood
Peregrine Falcon
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood
on Canvas
Bush Stone Pigeon Nyangulya Katie Nalgood
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm
$1,204
Fairy Wren
Nyangulya Katie Nalgood
Acrylic on Canvas 35.5 x 35.5 cm
$742
Untitled Beryl Ponce 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
40.5 x 51 cm 25-277
$602
Untitled Beryl Ponce 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
30.5 x 40.5 cm 25-288
$371
Untitled
Simpson
Untitled Daisy Tinker 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm 25-233
$518
Untitled Daisy Tinker 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm 25-279
$518
$3,787
Untitled Lena Willalang 2025 Acrylic on Canvas
101.5 x 122 cm 25-204
Untitled Lena Willalang
Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled Lena Willalang
on Canvas
Untitled Lena Willalang
Untitled Lena Willalang 2025 Acrylic on Linen 51 x 71 cm 25-165
$1,155
Untitled Lena Willalang
FORM Building a State of Creativity and Spinifex Hill Studio
For nearly two decades, cultural organisation FORM Building a State of Creativity has worked to support the creative community of Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. In 2008, realising there was no established support for Aboriginal artists living in the Hedland area, FORM started providing materials, art sessions and mentoring opportunities specifically so that local artists could paint together and develop their practices. This group of artists were the foundation of the collective that now paints at Spinifex Hill Studio, one of Australia’s most dynamic art centres, and the only Aboriginal art collective in the wider Hedland area.
In 2014, with the support of Principal Partner BHP, FORM established the Studio’s permanent home in South Hedland. This is essentially FORM’s base in the Pilbara, and the Studio’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal support and management personnel are part of the FORM team. From Monday to Friday the Studio opens to facilitate the practices of a core group of around twenty artists daily, however around a hundred artists are associated with the Studio
and will paint there when in town. With a focus on acrylic painting, artists are given professional support in the preparation, creation and documentation of artwork.
They are also given transport to and from the studio, lunch, and the opportunity to work with studio staff in refining their paintings for exhibitions, awards, markets and other professional opportunities.
Artists regularly participate in major national exhibitions and events, and are represented in national collections including the Art Gallery of South Australia, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Curtin University, Flinders University Art Museum, the Janet Holmes à Court Collection, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and the Western Australian Museum.
The aim has been to make the Studio a safe, holistic and dynamic environment for artists, and it has grown into an important cultural and community place for South Hedland and the wider Pilbara region. It is relatively unique in Australia as an urban-
based art centre representing Aboriginal artists from numerous cultural backgrounds and language groups; there is no dominant ‘house style,’ rather the Studio supports an eclectic range of art practices in recognition of the diversity of Indigenous experience.
Many artists have been able to build esteem and pride through their art making, gain confidence to share stories in a culturally appropriate way, travel outside their home region to attend exhibitions and art fairs, and create new income streams for themselves and their families.
Most importantly, the Studio has supported the artists in articulating their culture to audiences around Australia and the world, helping build the reputation of the Pilbara as a dynamic cultural and artistic artmaking region.
Spinifex Hill Studio is an initiative of FORM Building a State of Creativity. The Studio is supported by its Principal Partner BHP, the Federal Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program, and Pilbara Ports. FORM is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Arts Organisation Investment program.
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