Maria Pyro is a prominent figure in the Borroloola region – she is a teacher at the local school, a cultural leader and an established artist at Waralungku Arts. Maria is a Garrwa woman and works hard to teach and preserve language among young people at the local school. In previous years she was involved with …

Peggy is Garrwa, Gudanji and Wambaya and was born on Brunette Downs Station on the Barkly Tablelands. She grew up speaking Gudanji and Wambaya. Her country is Garrinjini through her father and grandfather. It is owned by the Mararabarna (mermaid-like Ancestral Beings). She is ngimarringki (boss) for that country. Peggy spent much of her childhood …

Annie Taylor (nee McDinny) is the foremost jewellery crafter at Waralungku Arts. She  loves to combine bush materials with contemporary settings and findings to get the very best balance of traditional culture, contemporary design and wearable quality – she spends a great deal of time ‘out bush’ gathering seeds, pods, wood, shells, bone and feathers …