Nerolie Bynder Artist Biography

NEROLIE is a proud Whadjuk Noongar Badimia Yamatji woman, contemporary visual artist, mother and grandmother. Her family line connects from the southwest areas of Albany, Mt Barker areas to the Swan River and the Midwest, Gascoyne regions around Geraldton, Mt Magnet and Paynes Find. Nerolie is very proud to express her connection to her country. She loves to entwine her unique cultural bloodlines from South to North in all her artworks. She especially likes to let her spirit shine in her beautiful art.

Nerolie has always been interested in art from a very young age and had paint, sculptural works and other art mediums around her which inspired her to create her own style, as well as her cultural elements, that she uses in her works today.

Influenced by her mother’s artistic outlook on life, her inspiration comes from the old people’s words, her life journey and her family. She likes to paint for calmness, healing, to keep happy and healthy and share her cultural expression, Contributing to the sacred practise of passing down knowledge.

Nerolie uses both bright colours and earthy tones and puts no boundaries on her art as she tries contempory styles that have a message of her ancient culture. Painting gives her strength, and she finds it beautiful when she creates, through these creations she finds that her own happiness flourishes