Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara Publisher / Griffith University Art Museum or peak out from pizza

or peak out from pizza crusts

Hungry for a new drawing challenge

'It is important for us to read our own stories and to keep the tradition of our language for our future generations

Objects – from items of jewelry

full-colour publication Something About Emus reveals valuable ecological knowledge in a collection of essays by senior members of the Bininj Gunwok language group from Kakadu National Park and Western Arnhem Land

Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara Publisher / Griffith University Art Museum or peak out from pizzaAs told by Big Bill Neidjie, Bluey Ilkgirr, Jacob Nayinggul, Jim Wauchope, Johnny Williams Snr., Ron Cooper, Thompson Yuludjiri, and others. Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara offers a unique perspective on the life and making of this Aboriginal Western Arnhem clever man or marrkidjbu. Born at the end of the 19th Century when the Western world had scarcely touched Arnhem Land, Paddy Compass Namadbara acted as a healer for his countrymen