Djambu Barra Barra

1945

Indigenous Australian artist (born 1946)

Djambu Barra Barra (1946–2005) was an Indigenous Australian artist based in Ngukurr, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Ngukurr is considered an artistically significant community with many diverse styles and artists, including Barra Barra. He is known for his brightly colored acrylic paintings depicting mainly Yirritja ancestral stories, including the Burdal Plains Kangaroo, the Guyal Sand Goanna, crocodiles, and the Devil Devil (Nagaran).

Works