Curatorial insightMulgra (Mawukura) Jimmy Nerrimah comes from the desert approximately five hundred kilometres south-east of Derby. His people are the Walmajarri, and his land and birthplace are both the impetus behind his paintings and the substance of their content. The desert area gives him his personal stories and his identity. Nerrimah’s life is a history of momentous change – from a transient desert existence to life as a stockman, a common transition for Indigenous people. He was a respected elder and lore/law man and taught this to young men in his community. His paintings contain important traditional information as well as being an informative history of Mulgra Nerrimah’s time and place. His beautiful and balanced paintings are extremely appealing in their use of non-traditional colours. Using synthetic polymer paint on canvas, he produces work that is intensely vibrant as he paints his Country, the land and the stories of his life. (Croft, Indigenous Art: Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2001)