'Ngayulu kulipai cavespangka painting palyara mununa mukuringkupai pulkangka palyatjikitja canvas. Panya caves pulkangku culture-wanangku Nyara paluru ngayuku room pulka ngaranyi tjukurpa, walka walkatjukuntjaku, Ngura kulu pulka ngaranyi puklka nyara palula-nguru nguyulu kulira mukuringkupai pulkamunlata palyatjikitja ngura ngayuku-tjara tjukurpa-wanu.'
'Our ancestors painted on the caves. This is where I learned my story as a child through the cave paintings around Cave Hill. I think about these caves when I am making a major work. The larger scale [canvases] allow me to invoke the cave as a celebration of my culture. They allow me the room I need to share my story. Ours is a big and important country, I need a canvas that will support me to share that.'
Yaritji Young, 2022
Event Details:
Dates: 11 Apr – 23 Aug 2026
Location: Level 1, Galleries 2–7 - NGA Australia