Little Yengo Gallery
The Little Yengo Gallery was built and is maintained and run by volunteers to celebrate the rich Aboriginal history and culture of Wollombi and surrounding areas. The non-profit gallery displays an extensive range of Aboriginal paintings, artworks, and artefacts. The proceeds from the sale of the works, minus a small administrative fee, go directly to the artists.
The Little Yengo Gallery, situated in the main street of Wollombi NSW is open on weekends and public holidays 10am - 4pm
Little Yengo Gallery Online
Aboriginal art work currently for sale, see below
Introducing the artists…
Fern Lewis
Fern lives on the NSW mid north coast. Her heritage belongs to the Guringai, Dhangatti, and Yaeger peoples, that are culturally proud and socially conscious communities, deeply connected to the NSW coastal landscapes and their environments. A car accident fourteen years ago changed the course of Fern’s life. Needing to change profession, Fern enrolled in the Newcastle Art School, where she gained a Diploma in Fine Arts, a Diploma in Ceramics, and an Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts. She currently enjoys making jewellery, painting, printmaking and drawing, while continuing to study.
'Feathers' Framed Lino Print $100
'Squid on the Coral' $200
'Totem' Lino print, framed. $100
'Green Seahorses' Lino print, framed $100
"Yellow Seahorses' Lino print, framed. $100
'Purple Seahorses' Lino print, framed. $100
'Symbolic Landscapes' 72x55cm Framed Lino Print $350
'Bucket of Crabs' 40x30cm $190
'Stone Fish Shell' 40x30cm $190
Jo-Anne Johnson
Jo-Anne is a Kamilaroi woman who grew up around Werris Creek, Currabubula and Tamworth, NSW. Jo-Anne now lives in Wyong on the NSW Central Coast. Her love of Darkinjung and Kamilaroi country inspires Jo-Anne to paint. “I feel I put my spirit into all of my art, and each work is part of my life and heritage. I paint what I feel and see.”
'Mountain Sunrise' 56x56cm Acrylic on canvas $300 SOLD
'Our Land' $1000 SOLD
Victoria MacNamara
Victoria is a Gomeroi woman, living on Awabakal country. She is a printmaker, having done Cert 11 and Cert 111 in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Art and Diploma of Visual Art at Hunter St. Tafe, Newcastle. These prints are all about her family and where they live. Victoria also focuses her contemporary art on where she comes from.
'Earth" Lino cut $100
'Step back' Collagraph with Chine Coll $300
'Platypus' Drypoint with acrylic paint $250
'Nguliyn - Wombat' Framed lino cut 32x44cm $220
'Fernleigh Track' Framed lino cut 28x42cm $220
'Ugurraagaa - Kookaburra' $220
Gavin Barlow
Gavin is a proud Awabakal, Dharug man who is a contemporary Aboriginal artist living on the Central Coast, NSW. Gavin is inspired in expressing his art as a way to communicate a story in a visceral way that can evoke responses and create deep engagement. He enjoys being a volunteer in the Little Yengo Gallery as it is his way to contribute to community. Gavin values speaking to and listening to people about his culture and knowledge.
'Under the Water #1' 30x30cm $120 Acrylic & Copper wire
'Stingray #5' 60x90cm Acrylic & Copper wire $500
'River #2' 30x60cm $220 Acrylic & Copper wire
'Noise of the Modern World #1' 30x30cm $120 Acrylic & Copper wire
'Metallic Creation #1' 30x30cm $120 Acrylic & salvaged No.2 copper components
'Resting Freshwater Turtle' 30x30cm Acrylic on canvas with copper wire $120
Large wooden charcoal resin tray $150
Bark painting $95
Ironbark coolamon $60
Hardwood tray with burnt decoration $100
'Water Elements #1' Acrylic on Salvaged automotive steel panel $220
Garry Purchase
Garry is a proud Aboriginal man of Dharawal, Bidjigal and Dhungutti descent. He grew up in Sydney's Eastern suburbs in Botany and was raised amongst the Aboriginal community of La Perouse. Garry first started painting after he moved to the Central Coast with his wife and 3 sons in 2013. His style is a more modern take on traditional Aboriginal art, steering away from the common dreamtime stories and focusing on his own personal journey, experiences and social issues that pushes a lot of creative boundaries as he stretches the limits of what Aboriginal art can be.
'Night at Yengo' $350
'Where we gather $350'
Recently sold works from the Little Yengo Gallery ...
'Lore' - Sarah Gordon $500
'Barwon River' - Sarah Gordon $500
'Newcastle Canoe Pools' - Maree Bisby $240
'Happiness #1' - Maree Bisby $180
'Happiness #7' - Maree Bisby $180
'Happiness #6' Maree Bisby
'Gungarong - Emu' by Raymond Smith $3500
'Curlew' - Victoria McNamara $55
'Regeneration of Flora' - Jennifer St. John $785
'Warramba' Print $100 - Maddie Hodgetts
Painted carry bag - Maree Bisby $180
'Sand Goanna' $65 by Victoria MacNamara
'Firewheel Tree' $45 by Fern Lewis
Bag $80 by Maree Bisby
'Blue Mountains Sunset' - Jodie Taylor $150
'Woman's Business' - Jodie Taylor $150
'Octopus Spirit' - Jodie Taylor $350
Painted Bag - Maree Bisby $80
'A Bird's View' $200 - Gary Purchase
'Two Goannas' - Jeremy Coward $225
'Darkinjung Dancing' - Jo-Anne Johnson $280
'The Lake Tree' - Fern Lewis $220
'Banksia' - Victoria McNamara $220
'Waterholes at Dawn' by Jennifer St. John $500
'Celebration' - Jennifer St. John $360
'Motherhood' - Jodie Taylor $220
'Cat' Linoprint by Vicki McNamara $240
'Majestic Migration' by Jodie Taylor $180
'Spirit Bird' by Jodie Taylor $200
'Nikkinbah - Place of Coal' by Raymond Smith $3500
Mountain Sunrise' - Jo-Anne Johnson $300
'Mudcrab Dance' - Gavin Kelly $440
'Elders & Women Travel on Country' - Judith Franklin $565
'Birrindjiin - Magpie' by Vicki MacNamara $150
'Dhinawan - Emu' - Vickie McNamara $150
'Firewheel #2' - Fern Lewis $45
'River to the Sea Brackish' by Gavin Barlow $300
'Windy Flowers Gurawiny' - Jade Holborow $450
'Sulphur crested cockatoo' - Vickie MacNamara $180
'Stingrays #1' - Gavin Barlow $300
'Stingrays #2' - Gavin Barlow $500
'Forged in Fire' - Gavin Barlow $140
'Salvaged painted mudguard' - Gavin Barlow $140
'Bloodlines' - Gavin Barlow $120
'Swampy Creek full of Life' $150 - Gavin Barlow
'River Country' $200 Gavin Barlow
'Hidden Valley Creek' $120 Gavin Barlow
'Cool Water Holes' $180 - Gavin Barlow
'River' Painted salvaged car panel $220 - Gavin Barlow
'Waterholes' Painted timber log $180 - Gavin Barlow
'Seasons Change' $150 Gavin Barlow