Donny Woolagoodja
Donny Woolagoodja was born in 1947 at Kunmunya Mission, which had been established in Worrorra territory in 1912 in the remote northwest corner of Australia known as the Kimberley. His father was the Worora man Sam Woolagoodja, who had been born in the very early 1900’s at a time when white people were just beginning to colonize his homeland. As a young child Donny’s father lived a traditional way of life, hunting and fishing in the island and coastal countries along the West Kimberley Coast.

Donny is currently the Chairman of the Mowanjum Artists Spirit of the Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation (MASWAC) where he provides strong leadership for the many other talented artists who are based at Mowanjum. He was a finalist in the 1999 Telstra National Indigenous Art Award and won the Western Australia State Images Art Award of 2000. Donny’s art was witnessed by millions of people across the globe when the image of a giant Wandjina he designed was featured in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.