ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : PRINCE SIDDON & MERVYN STREET: Artworks from the Bungalow
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If you're drawn to bold colour, big ideas and art that refuses to sit quietly on the wall, the work of John Prince Siddon & Mervyn Street deserves your attention. Both are artists from the Kimberley that draw on their lived experiences in wildly different ways.
Siddon has built a reputation for creating wildly energetic paintings that blend ancestral stories, pop culture, politics and personal experience into unmistakably contemporary works. His vibrant visual language has attracted national attention through major exhibitions most recently, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia's prestigious 2026 Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission, a monumental installation that transformed one of Australia's busiest cultural spaces into a kaleidoscopic Kimberley dreamscape.
Mervyn Street's work is equally powerful, as an artist, author and activist, Street has spent decades documenting Kimberley station life, family histories and stories that were never written into official records. His acclaimed 2025 retrospective Stolen Wages brought together a lifetime of paintings and drawings, connecting his artistic practice with a landmark campaign that secured a $180 million settlement for Aboriginal station workers and their families. Street's work sits at the intersection of art, history and social justice, a compelling contemporary Australian artists whose work ensures important stories are never forgotten.
Both artists resonate with a strong sense of identity and continuity, offering collectors an opportunity to engage with art that is both visually compelling and deeply connected to the contemporary culture of the Kimberley region. A price list is available via enquiries@shortstgallery.com.
Siddon has built a reputation for creating wildly energetic paintings that blend ancestral stories, pop culture, politics and personal experience into unmistakably contemporary works. His vibrant visual language has attracted national attention through major exhibitions most recently, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia's prestigious 2026 Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission, a monumental installation that transformed one of Australia's busiest cultural spaces into a kaleidoscopic Kimberley dreamscape.
Mervyn Street's work is equally powerful, as an artist, author and activist, Street has spent decades documenting Kimberley station life, family histories and stories that were never written into official records. His acclaimed 2025 retrospective Stolen Wages brought together a lifetime of paintings and drawings, connecting his artistic practice with a landmark campaign that secured a $180 million settlement for Aboriginal station workers and their families. Street's work sits at the intersection of art, history and social justice, a compelling contemporary Australian artists whose work ensures important stories are never forgotten.
Both artists resonate with a strong sense of identity and continuity, offering collectors an opportunity to engage with art that is both visually compelling and deeply connected to the contemporary culture of the Kimberley region. A price list is available via enquiries@shortstgallery.com.
