White Gum

Ned Kelly Jungarrayi is a senior Kaytetye and Warlpiri man who was born at Barrow Creek in 1944. Ned grew up between Wauchope, Kurundi Station and Hatches Creek before moving to Ali Curung, then Warrabri, in the 1950s.
Though Mr Kelly had painted in Ampilatwatja in the past, he took up painting in Ali Curung in 2024, at the age of 79. Mr Kelly's work tells dreaming stories relating to his Country, Jarra Jarra, and the surrounding area. He is a spirited and skilled oral storyteller which translates across his landsdcape paintings and abstracts which employ the visual language of sand painting.
Ned Kelly has been an active advocate in land and water rights around Ali Curung and Jarra Jarra throughout his life, working closely with the Central Land Council, Arid Lands Environment Centre and Running Water Community Press.
Ned Kelly made is painting debut at Desert Mob 2024, where two of his paintings were acquired by Art Bank.