Yued Boodja

Yued refers to the Noongar language located north of Perth Western Australia. I like to paint our traditional homelands heavily focusing on the landscape because it is very special to me, the town of Moora particularly, located 170km north east of perth is where my great nana and pop called home and generations were raised here and is where I am raising my children also. I draw inspiration from the Mediterranean to semi-arid climate of the Yued region which has formed unique flora and fauna that provided sustenance to the Yued people, Moore river and the meeting places in between, these connections, which allows me to use traditional symbols as well as some of my own as a way to interpret how I see country.

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Jessica is recognised by the Yamatji Malpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC).
She is also a Member of Indigenous Art Code proudly protecting artists and buyer from cultural appropriation. Jessica is wanting to create contemporary Aboriginal art as a way to create awareness of First Nations people and work towards healing and closing the gap. ❤️💛🖤

Jessica is a proud Noongar living on Yued land who first started painting after feeling an urge to learn more about her Aboriginal culture after moving back to her home town of Moora, Western Australia with her partner and 2 children after 12 years of living in Perth.

Upon having weekly visits with her nana and wanting to know more about her culture and background, she felt inspired to create art as a way of feeling connected to her culture which has mostly been lost due to her great grandfather being part of the stolen generation, being assimilated into a white society and forced to reject his Aboriginal culture.

Enjoy her beautiful art!