LENA NYADBI

 

 

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For many years Lena Nyadbi watched and learned from several of the well known Warnum artists, such as Paddy Jaminji, and since painting full time from 1998 Lena's intense and beautiful works have gained her a reputation as an original and powerful painter.Lena uses natural ochre and pigments to create her rich and gritty yet subtle surfaces. It is the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) from her and her family's country that is the subject of Lena's work. Jimbala country is her father's country. It is sharp, stony country. The stones were traditionally used for Jimbala (Spearheads) which were then attached to Karlumburi (Spears). This is the source for Lena's Jimbala works. In 2000, Lena's work featured in the prestigious Adelaide Biennial exhibition "Beyond the Pale".