Details of Naldja Bullen
About
Naldja was born near Mandora Station. Naldja's Mother was pregnant and went out walking and hunting for goanna after work one day and she was born at the well called Naldje. Naldja is named after the well. Naldja's daddy had four wives, two pairs of sisters. One pair of sisters was Mary Meribida and Violet Mandijalu (Violet is Naldja's Mother). Naldja's father was a stockman and her mother worked in the house at the station and Naldja grew up at the station.
When Naldja was a young woman she went to Tardon Mission near Geraldton and had eight children. She lived there for almost a decade and then came back to leGrange mission (Bidyadanga) and saw all of her family. She was very happy to see everyone.
Naldja started painting in late 2009.
EXHIBITIONS
2011 Summer Haze, JGM Gallery, London, UK
2011 Paint, Pearls and Ilma, Aratong Galleries, Singapore HIgh Commission
2011 Green, Outstation Gallery, Darwin, NT
2011 Kirriwirri, Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2011 Bidyadanga Recent Paintings, Chapman Gallery, Canberra ACT
2010 Bidyadanga Artists' Harvey Arts Projects, SunValley, Idaho, USA
2010 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building. - Short St Gallery & William Mora Galleries present the Yulparija artists
2010 Royal Scottish Bank Emerging Art Award, Selected Finalist, Sydney NSW
2009 Short on Size, Short St Gallery, Broome WA
COLLECTIONS
Artbank
