Amy Johnson Jirwulurr Profile

Region: Ngukurr/Marruru
Tribe: Bangirn


Amy Johnson is from Ngukurr a community on the Roper River the southern border of Arhnem Land.
The Roper is one of the largest rivers in the Northern Territory and has abundant wildlife and is noted for its fishing particularly Barramundi.
Her paintings reflect the features of her world the billabongs, the bird life, the animals of area where she lives.

She paints with acrylic on canvas and is one of a group of noted artists from Ngukurr who began to paint there in the late 1980s her works are reflective of the style of painting that is unique to the area and is not the traditional dots of the desert or the rarrk cross hatching style of the bark painters of northern Arnhem land.
Other noted artists from that era are Ginger Riley, Willie Gudabi, Moima Willie, and Amys husband Sambo Djambu Barra Barra.

Amy has painted for many years and during this time has won awards for her paintings and her works are in many private collections and galleries in Australia.
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