Skin Name: Nawakadj
Language: Kunwinjku
Dreaming: Yirridjdja
Clan: Kardbam
Date of Birth: 01-07-1954
Community: Oenpelli : NT

Biography
<p class="Text17">Don is one of Western Arnhem Land’s most senior and respected artists. Don fondly remembers painting in the stone country with some of its most recognized artists including Bardayal ‘Lofty’ Nadjamerrek and Kalarriya ‘Jimmy’ Namarnyilk.</p><p class="Text17">Don had his first solo exhibition in 2004. Nicholas Rothwell wrote in the Australian, "By any standards this debut exhibition is worthy of sustained attention in the national media." The freshness of Don's paintings prompted the National Gallery of Australia to acquire two works from the RAFT Artspace in Darwin. He was selected for the prestigious National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in Darwin in 2003, 2005, 2006 and more recently in 2014.</p><p class="Text17">Don lives in Gunbanya (Oenpelli) in Western Arnhem Land and can often be found painting under the verandah at Injalak Arts.</p>