Blake Prize

The Blake Icon Galleries feature work by past prize winners. This current exhibition features work by 2007 Blake Prize winner, Shirley Purdie and her relatives Jessica Ramsay and Blandina Barney.

Shirley is part of the Warmun Community, situated in the East Kimberley, Western Australia.  The Warmun Community was home to leading indigenous artists, Rover Thomas, Queenie MdKenzie, Jack Britten and Hector Jandany.

A new generation of Warmun artists work with the same, time-honoured materials and stories.  The emerging works display a fresh, original and vibrant style that transcends cultural boundaries and places many Warmun artists at the forefront of contemporary art in Australia.

We hope you enjoy the works included in this exhibition.