Nancy Yukuwal McDinny was born in 1958 among the mangroves near Milrila on Fetrel Island, between Manangoora Station and Vanderlin Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. A Nangalama skin name bearer of the Mambaliya clan-Wawukarriya, McDinny’s work embodies her deep cultural heritage, as her practice is rooted in her Kurdarrku (Brolga) dreaming, and her connection to Wubunjawa country near Marrinybul. With dual heritage – Garrwa through her father (Dinny McDinny), and Yanyuwa through her mother – McDinny’s paintings translate knowledge passed down from her respected elders known as Warlaba. Her works invite viewers into a deeper understanding of Indigenous Australian connection to country, as they embody relationships between land, laws, and ceremony.