Nancy Nodea was born at a place called Buffalo Hole on Texas Downs cattle station, or Joalgari as she knows it.
Nancy moved to Warmun some years ago where she lives with her children and grandchildren. Although Nancy was always interested in painting, she did not start until 1996.
Nancy’s work consists of rolling hills and naïve depictions of plant and tree life.
Nancy’s works depict the textured ochre colours that have characterised work of the Kimberley’s. Nancy’s works have been included in national and international exhibitions in the USA, Germany, Holland and The UK.
The surface narrative elements, which are often, termed the painting’s "story" or "Dreaming" are only one level of and Aboriginal painting’s true significance. The imagery employed by Aboriginal artists has deep cultural resonance, which defies simple logic or narrative interpretation. The Western viewer can, however, intuitively feel the power of this spiritual resonance without necessarily having to understand the details, which are for the initiated community members only.