Tannya Quayle

Tannya Quayle is a Barkindji/Malyangapa Nghuungku (woman) who grew up on the banks of the Baaka in Menindee, New South Wales. Her work is inspired by her Elders and her Custodial Kiira (Country) using the medium of linocut, passed down from Barkindji cultural leaders, to tell stories of community and Country. Tannya does all of her printing by hand and when she is working, she feels connected to her Ancestors and her Kiira.

Tannya’s work has been exhibited in Broken Hill, Sydney and Canberra, including in the 2023 Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards at Broken Hill City Art Gallery; and The Art of Broken Hill at Parliament House. She regularly par'cipates in markets and delivers workshops for adults and young people. Tannya holds a Cert II in On Country Site Monitoring and is increasingly involved in archaeological research on her ancestral Barkindji Country with Elders and researchers. Alongside her family, she is a tour guide for Wontanella Tours, a Barkindji owned cultural tourism company.