The artists of Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi Country
Since colonial settlement, the west Pilbara town of Roebourne has had a long and controversial history. The Traditional Owners, the Ngarluma people, call it Ieramagadu.
Today, it is a melting pot of language groups, and several art centres in and around the town nurture significant numbers of the Pilbara’s most innovative artists.
The artworks in Where We Come From show the richness of artistic expression emerging from this region, and reveal layers of lived experience, memory, and history. The stories shared are as varied as they are personal, yet they resonate with us all: identity, struggle, joy, resilience, and belonging.
Rodney Adams
Jess Allan
Kenny Diamond
Alice Guiness
Bigali Hanlon
Wendy Hubert
Deanha Robinson
Allery Sandy
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo
Allery Sandy
Dawn Sandy
Melissa Sandy
Winston Stokes Junior
Renee Wally
Wendy Warrie
Kaye Warrie
Sharon Warrie
Justina Willis
In 2019, Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi artists invited FORM to help support and develop their professional skills and profile.
As well as facilitating practices in canvas, glass, printmaking, photography and ceramics, FORM’s Roebourne Art Development Program has also helped the art centres of the west Pilbara strengthen their business, curatorial and administrative models. In the past year, many independent artists have joined the program.
This exhibition is part of an ongoing arts and professional development trajectory for the communities in the region, with much enthusiasm for future local exhibitions and activation of local spaces. Artists are engaging with the program’s professional development and capacity building opportunities, empowering communities in creating the culture they want to see and share in their communities.
Bigali Hanlon Bajila, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
69 x 140 cm
$880
Winston Stokes Junior
Gagalurlu - Created Pigeon, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
37 x 46 cm
$550
Jess Allan
Dreaming, 2025
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Jess Allan
Pilbara Karajini landscape during sunrise, 2025
Alice Guiness
Burndud Ground, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
67 x 57 cm
$2,200
Alice Guiness
Burndud Ground, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
97 x 77 cm
$2,800
Allery Sandy, Melissa Sandy, Dawn Sandy, Justina Willis Our Pilbara Wildflower Country, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas 200 x 200 cm
$20,020
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$2,500
86
Allery Sandy Wildflower Patch, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
91 x 30 cm (x 4)
$5,400
Dawn Sandy Wild Bush Onion & Wildflowers, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
x 91 cm
Justina Willis Pilbara Hills, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
x 139.5 cm
$5,200
89.5
91.5
Kenny Diamond
Four Skin Groups, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
x 117 cm
$2,600
Kenny Diamond
Our Spiritual Serpent, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
x 61 cm
$2,050
Renee Wally
Cleaverville Fishing Ground, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
75.5 x 151 cm
$2.600
Native Wildlife, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
27 x 197 cm
$2,300
Roebourne Town Mid-80s, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
136 x 139.5 cm
$7,700
Rodney Adams
Rodney Adams
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Wendy Hubert
Birrda, They gonna get you!, 2025
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
150 x 120 cm
$5,600
Deanha Robinson
My Country, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
x 30 cm
$300
Wendy Warrie
Untitled, 2025
Glass
31 x 20 cm
$550
Wendy Warrie
Untitled, 2025
Glass
31 x 21.5 cm
$550
$8,470
Wendy Warrie
From the Beach, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
$5,610
Wendy Warrie
Biwi Munda, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
146 x 142 cm
149
150
Sharon Warrie
Milinja at 45 (Stepping Stones), 2025
Acrylic on canvas
x 117 cm
$2,600
Sharon Warrie
Milinja at 45 (Stepping Stones), 2025
Acrylic on canvas
x 120 cm
$2,600
Sharon Warrie
Milinja at 45 (Stepping Stones), 2025
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
$1,200
Sharon Warrie Standing Stones, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 cm
$390
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo Sundown, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
56 x 96 cm
$1,100
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo River, a meeting place for families, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
66 x 96 cm
$1,100
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo Burnt Country, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
56 x 90 cm
$1,100
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$1,050
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo Claypan, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
74 x 89 cm
$1,250
Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy Sambo My Favourite Spot, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
x 75 cm
Kaye Warrie
Bardurra, 2025
Glass
8 x 36 cm
$600
Kaye Warrie
Bardurra, Glass
8 x 28 cm
$550
Kaye Warrie
Bardurra, 2025
Glass
7 x 33 cm
$550
Wendy Warrie
Untitled, 2025
Glass
31 x 21.5 cm
$550
Wendy Warrie
Untitled, 2025
Glass
31 x 20 cm
$550
Acknowledgements
FORM would like to thank the participating art centres and artists for their involvement in this project.
FORM Building a State of Creativity Inc.
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FORM Gallery
4 Shenton Road, Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
mail@form.net.au
+ 61 8 9385 2200
Conceptualised, curated and installed by participating artists and art centres, under the mentorship of Emilia Galatis. Phoebe Jones is Roebourne Art Development Program Manager
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