Book - Sharing Difference on Common Ground Mervyn Street

Book - Sharing Difference on Common Ground Mervyn StreetPresented in this exhibition and catalogue are the words, the creativity and the luminous diversity of many of the Kimberley's finest artists. Encoded within each painting are insights into what makes the Kimberley unique the astonishing interaction of people, country and culture over millennia. Simultaneously, each painting also carries with it the offer of seeing anew what is different and what is shared and that this balance creates both great art

In the dreamtime along the Oscar Rangers there was a big battle between two birds (Djudgarnah Bower Bird) and (Wardahwhi Falcon Bird)

That's why l paint my mother's country

You can see the salt lakes all around that area too

They was living there at the station and they would get sick of it and would run away

Hand-carved by Simon George

This painting is Japirnka waterhole

Sandhills and waterhole where my people use to walk from mille's look for food and grass

witchety grub

he was a Gogo Stockman

There were so many people interested in this charcoal drawing "Black and White Brothers" by Mervyn he agreed he needed to make it accessible to everyone

Our Nykina & Walmajarri family lives in a remote desert community of 15 people (not counting dogs and kids) in Jimbalakudunj

These are the fruits that we use get out in the bush in the goldfield when l use to be a little girl my families use take us walk about camping out way years ago