Ngura Palya: Pastor Roy Yaltjanki 30 May - 20 June 2026

Ingkata Roy Yaltjangki has spent his long lifetime acquiring knowledge in many forms. Knowledge of the bush and hunting, surviving and thriving off the land; of Tjukurpa, the complex layers of law and stories; of Lutheran spirituality and how to serve his community as a well-respected Pastor. The paintings in this show — titled Ngura Palya (Good Country) — embody that knowledge, referencing the country he was born into, lived in and learnt about all his life. Inherent in this learning process is a deep understanding of his responsibility to look after the knowledge of those places, including what can properly be shown and shared through the visual language of painting. He paints in a way that inherently respects the deeper aspects of the stories that cannot be shared, utilising his practice as one way of recording his knowledge and expressing his love of his Country.

Excerpt by Riley McPherson

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