Jill Daniels

Napurr Plain, 2026

118 × 87 cm Acrylic on Canvas

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$4,500 AUD

"This painting is of Narpurr, the stockman are mustering the cattle at Narpurr plain, taking the cattle to drink water from the billabong." – Jill Daniels

The Country around Ngukurr is pastoral land, shaped by dramatic seasonal change as the dry gives way to the wet. Cattle move across the landscape, while cowboys and cowgirls work in demanding conditions. Historically, Indigenous musterers worked as highly skilled trackers and riders, camping under the stars, finding water and bringing cattle back to the station. In this work, Daniels depicts cattle being herded towards a waterhole. The colours of the landscape shimmer between memory and observation, recalling seasonal flowers alongside the intense sun and red earth of the Northern Territory. The billabong here brims with life, providing respite for the cattle, while also quietly recalling the pastoral and colonial histories that have shaped this Country.

Artist Bio
Jill Daniels is a Ritharrŋu and Madarrpa woman from Ngukurr community whose vibrant paintings draw upon memory, Country and lived experience, bringing humour and energy to stories of community life.

 

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