Yalma Bigoon by Michael Boiyool-Anning

Yalma Bigoon mural by Michael Boiyool-Anning installed on the exterior wall of Woolworths at Gordonvale Shopping Centre, hand-painted by The Art of Wall and Indigo Jo.

Project Overview

Commissioned for the façade of the newly developed Gordonvale Shopping Centre, Yalma Bigoon is a striking large-scale artwork by renowned First Nations artist Michael Boiyool-Anning, a descendant of the Tableland Yidinji people and the Madjanji coastal clan. The artwork references traditional rainforest tools—returning cross-boomerangs (yalma) and wooden shields (bigoon)—painted with ochre and charcoal in culturally significant patterns.

Curated and managed by Creative Road, the mural was part of a broader investment in cultural and community engagement for the Far North Queensland region.

Installed by The Art of Wall & Indigo Jo
Curated by Creative Road | Location: Gordonvale, Far North Queensland

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Design

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The Art of Wall acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and create. In Brookvale, we pay our respects to the Gayamaygal people of the Guringai Nation, and across the greater Sydney region, we acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and the many other First Nations communities whose Country we travel through and paint on.
We honour their ongoing connection to land, waters, culture, and storytelling—and extend our respects to Elders past and present.