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JAN BILLYCAN (DJAN NANUNDIE) 1930-2016 THREE JILA, 2005 acrylic on canvas 101.5 x 54 cm artwork cataloguing details verso PROVENANCE Yulparitja Arts, WA Cat No. 3205 Short St Gallery, WA Cat No. 781457 Bim Bam Gallery, Qld Private Collection, Qld Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short St Gallery ©Jan Billycan (Djan Nanundie) / Copyright Agency, 2024 Jan (Djan Nanundie) Billycan’s painting captures the landscape of her birthplace, Kirriwirri, and other sacred sites in Ilyarra country. This region, characterized by expansive mud flats, shimmering salt lakes, and underground freshwater springs, was once the home of the Yulparija people in the Great Sandy Desert. However, drought and mining led to environmental devastation, forcing the community to seek refuge on the coast at Bidyadanga, south of Broome. In the aftermath of this displacement, a new art movement emerged, and Jan, a respected Marpan (medicine woman), became a central figure. This painting shows Jill (living waterholes) from Jan's country in the Great Sandy Desert. They are called Liki, Yugaree and Kirriwirri. In 2011, Jan Billycan’s remarkable talent was recognised when she won the West Australian Indigenous Art Award at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. This piece is a fine example of an Australian Aboriginal artwork.