Nancy Mcdinny

Nancy was born on Fetrel Island, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Nothern Territory, between Managoora Station and Vanderlin Island. Her Aboriginal name is Yukuwal and her skin name is Nangalama. Nancy’s paintings depict Dreaming stories and capture the rich traditional life that she, her parents and grandparents practiced, including hunting, collecting bush tucker and travelling across country to visit kin. She also uses painting to address historical and contemporary silences in the Gulf region, including her family’s brutal experiences of European settlement, and the impacts of mining on the natural environment.