Unwavering Exhibition | Unmistakably Strong, Undeniably Fierce

Unwavering is a major exhibition curated by Yolngu artist and printmaker Ruby Djikarra Alderton. Fourteen artists from Spinifex Hill Studio in South Hedland bring together their work to Perth.

The exhibition is a celebration of the unwavering strength and fierceness of Aboriginal women living in the Pilbara. Art centres like Spinifex Hill Studio play a pivotal role in the lives of Aboriginal and Islander communities: they are places of belonging, safe spaces for self-expression, environments for healing, and sites of generational exchange and learning.

Unwavering brings together works by Doreen Chapman, Gloria, Lena Willalang, Rekeshia Goodwin, Gladys Kuru Bidu, Denise Solly, Raylene Button Gordon, Maywokka (Mayiwalku) Chapman, Mulyatjinki (Muljadingi) Marney, Lorna Dawson, Crystal Gardiner, Daisy Tinker, Maggie Green, and Ruby Djikarra Alderton.

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Ruby is a printmaker, painter, and filmmaker whose practice is shaped by Rirratjingu clan designs inherited through her mother, the late Dr B Marika AO, and whose grandfather Mawalan (1) Marika was a principal signatory of the 1963 Yirrkala Bark Petitions. Her early film work is held in the QAGOMA collection. She is also Vice Chair of Spinifex Hill Studio Aboriginal Council and Technical Coordinator of the studio.

Exhibition runs 10 July to 30 August 2026.

OPENING HOURS
Every day: 6:30am – 12:00pm
Public Holidays: Closed
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About Spinifex Hill Studio

Spinifex Hill Studio is the only Aboriginal art collective in the Hedland area and one of the most significant art centres in Western Australia. Art centres like Spinifex Hill Studio play a pivotal role in the lives of Aboriginal and Islander communities: they are places of belonging, safe spaces for self-expression, environments for healing, and sites of generational exchange and learning. Home to more than 100 artists from eight language groups on Kariyarra Country, the studio was founded in 2008 as a community-led initiative. Its artists have been finalists and winners in the Telstra NATSIAA, the Paddington Art Prize, the Cossack Art Awards, and the Hedland Art Awards, with works held in national and international collections.

Milngurr (detail), Ruby Djikarra Alderton, 2023. Acrylic on Canvas, 71 x 122 cm.