At PICA we recognise that we are situated within the unceded lands of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We pay our respects and offer our gratitude to Elders past and present. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the importance of their care and continued connection to culture, community and Country.

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Galleries are open 12–5pm. Our exhibitions are always free.

Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona, Mary Lou Oliyarli Divilli, Jan Baljagil Griffiths, Mervyn Street, Ben Galmirr Ward

All That Country Holds: Brunch Yarns

All That Country Holds: Brunch Yarns

On Saturday 18 April, we celebrate the opening of our second season for 2026 with a Weekends at PICA program focused on platforming and celebrating First Nations art and culture through a series of floortalks, artist-led workshops and more! 

Start the day with a brunch yarn in the gallery with the exhibiting artists in All That Country Holds.  

In this exhibition, ten senior Kimberley artists explore perspectives on place, identity and stories held within the Kimberley landscape through contemporary painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and mixed media. 

Set in PICA’s West End Gallery, guest curator Zali Morgan will be in conversation with the artists as they share reflections on their practice, lived experience and enduring connections to Country. 

Complimentary brunch will be provided by PICA. 

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Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona (born 1967, Kalumburu, Western Australia) is a Wunambal Gaambera/Worrora woman. Her mother is the renowned artist Lily Karadada and her father is Jack Karadada, a medicine man and artefacts maker, best known for making didgeridoo and spears for hunting. Boona Karadada’s practice reflects her deep connection to her cultural heritage and her commitment to preserving and sharing the stories of her people through art. Employing traditional techniques, using natural ochres mixed with white gum sap resin to create her works, her paintings often depict the Wandjina, ancestral rainmakers, reflecting the stories and spirituality of her Country.  

Boona Karadada was a finalist in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) (2025), and a recipient of the John Stringer Prize (2023) and the Kathy Donnelly Encouragement Award in the Jury Art Prize, Courthouse Gallery, Port Hedland (2020). Her work is held in several major collections including that of the National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; St John of God Hospital, Murdoch; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; and Parliament House Collection, Perth.

Mary Lou Oliyarli Divilli (born 1987, Derby, Western Australia) is a Nyikina, Nyul Nyul, Yawuru and Ngarinyin artist living in Kupungarri Community on the Gibb River Road. Her practice is deeply tied to culture, Country and identity, drawing strength from her children and the natural environment. Creating art is both a means of cultural learning and a process of healing, helping her navigate grief, trauma, and transformation.  
 
Divilli’s practice resonates with both personal connection and universal themes, evoking tranquillity while confronting layered realities of remote community life. Her work has been recognised nationally, including as Winner of the Kimberley Art and Photographic Prize (2025); Finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize (2025); Semi-finalist in Contemporary Landscapes in Photography at the Perth Centre of Photography (2023); and participation in major group exhibitions such as Collective, Perth Centre of Photography (2024), See My World, QVI, Perth (2024), and The Alternative Archive, touring with Art on the Move (2022–24).

Jan Baljagil Griffiths (born 1971, Kununurra, Western Australia) is a dedicated and prolific multi-disciplinary artist primarily working across painting, ceramics and poetry. The daughter of renowned Kimberley artists, Peggy and Alan Griffiths, Griffiths’ work explores personal narratives linked to cultural heritage and truth-telling, continuing a family tradition. 

Griffith’s has exhibited extensively both in Australia and internationally, with her work being including in significant exhibitions such as My Country, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2024); Our Unbroken Line: The Griffiths Family, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, USA (2021); IOTA (Indian Ocean Craft Triennial) and Alternative Archive – Legacy 11, John Curtin Gallery, Perth (2021); Pinpii: First Nations Indigenous Fashion, National Museum of Australia, Canberra and Bendigo Art Gallery (2020); and Desert River Sea: Portraits of the Kimberley at Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (2019). Evelyn Malgil

Mervyn Street (born 1950, Louisa Downs Station, Western Australia) is a Gooniyandi man. Gooniyandi is one of the two river groups from the Country around Fitzroy Crossing. As a child, Street began drawing on a large water tank using charcoal and pencil, inspired by Hollywood western films. His artworks often depict the lives of Aboriginal stockmen, including his own experiences and those of his family.  

Street speaks fluent Gooniyandi as well as English. He is an important person for art and culture in Yiyili and Pull Out Springs communities, where he also teaches his traditional language, and is a former Chairman of Mangkaja Arts. Street’s work was the subject of a significant solo exhibition Stolen Wages, presented at the Fremantle Arts Centre as part of the 2025 Perth Festival.

Ben Galmirr Ward’s (born 1949, Argyle Downs Station, Western Australia) painting practice focuses on his unique perspective of seeing and being with Country. His images depict his cultural knowledge and memories of the Country he explored, while mustering cattle, as a young man. He employs triangular designs of juxtaposed coloured ochre depicting the waterways, mountain ranges and the sacred sites of his Country while also commenting on cultural and environmental concerns that are close to his heart.  

Strongly involved in land rights and community issues, Ward was the critical supplicant in the landmark claim Ben Ward versus the State of Western Australia, which successfully granted native title to Miriwoong and Gajerrabeng peoples. His works are held in several prestigious collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Artbank; and the Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth. In 2015, he was the first Indigenous artist to win the prestigious John Fries Award for emerging artists.  

 

 

Supporters

All That Country Hold’s is presented in association with Kimberley Aboriginal Art and Culture and the Australian Embassy, Washington DC. Supported by Fulcrum Agency and PICA’s Director’s Circle.