Topic:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
Artists from Western Australia's largest remote community are increasingly securing their own unique place in the state's vibrant northern arts scene.
Bidyadanga, about 2,000 kilometres north of Perth, is home to about 850 people.
Its unique location between the red dirt of the West Kimberley and clear blue water of the Indian Ocean gives the community's artists a unique perspective.
Jenny Butt was painting long before the community's award-winning arts centre opened its doors.
She said Bidyadanga's artistic reputation continued to grow in scale and reach.
"It's been touching; painting, representing your identity with your family's connection to country," she said.
"And inspiring for us too, as we think of back where we've been.
"We grew up near the coast [and have] lived in the desert with family, so we've got two connections."
Butt said it was particularly heartening to see the next generation of young artists getting involved.
The work highlights the connection of different cultures and everything that made Bidyadanga what it is, according to artist Marika Jadai.
The centre hosts an exhibition in Broome twice a year, giving locals the opportunity to buy artworks direct from the artists themselves.
The artists keep part of the proceeds, while the arts centre also directs some of their take back into the Bidyadanga community.