Artist Profile

Born 1964, Great Sandy Desert, Australia

Language – Walmajarri

Lives & Works – Fitzroy Crossing (Walmajarri)

 

John Prince Siddon is a Walmajarri man who lives in the remote township of Fitzroy Crossing in the West Kimberley. Prince’s psychedelic surrealist paintings bring some of the most urgent themes of our time into piercing view. His ironic combination of Australian narratives, current affairs and ancestral creation stories articulate some of the complexities of the present-day Australian experience. 

 

Prince challenges traditional notions of Indigenous painting. Combining diverse influences drawn from television, the traditional Kimberley craft of boab nut carving, desert iconography and the epic characters of Narrangkarni (Dreamtime), he creates a ground breaking style of painting and sculpture that is eclectic, gothic and psychedelic. His vibrant paintings, 3D printed, painted bull skulls and kangaroo hides explore his Country and history. They engage with issues of national and global significance, from the recent floods, endangered species, destruction of Indigenous landmarks and global warming to the war in Ukraine, gun control and the shortcomings of our politicians.

 

John Prince Siddon has been a finalist in the Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (2023), Fisher's Ghost Art Award (2022) and the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) at the Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018). He was also a featured artist at the Tarnanthi 2021 festival at the Art Gallery of South Australia and at Melbourne Art Fair in 2024. His solo exhibition ‘All Mixed Up’ at the Fremantle Arts Centre, presented in conjunction with the Perth Festival 2020, was heralded as the ‘stand-out exhibition’ of the festival by John McDonald of the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2026, he will present work for the Biennale of Sydney. His work has been acquired by institutions including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, The National Gallery of Victoria, Artbank, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia. 

Exhibitions
Available Works
  • John Prince Siddon, Spider Web and Kangaroo, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Spider Web and Kangaroo, 2024
    LED
    148 x 153 cm
    Edition of 5
    $13,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Few of Our Aussie Stars Can Be Like Our Animals, 2020
    John Prince Siddon
    Few of Our Aussie Stars Can Be Like Our Animals, 2020
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 240 cm
    $12,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Russian Why Bomb Hospital Small Farms, 2022
    John Prince Siddon
    Russian Why Bomb Hospital Small Farms, 2022
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $8,900
  • John Prince Siddon, Will the Lion Still Be King?, 2022
    John Prince Siddon
    Will the Lion Still Be King?, 2022
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $8,900
  • John Prince Siddon, Enough Is Enough, 2020
    John Prince Siddon
    Enough Is Enough, 2020
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $8,900
  • John Prince Siddon, Numbat Night, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Numbat Night, 2024
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 150 cm
    $8,600
  • John Prince Siddon, Butterfly & Bee, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Butterfly & Bee, 2024
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $7,500
  • John Prince Siddon, This Is How They Hunt Us, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    This Is How They Hunt Us, 2024
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $7,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Yirriki Weaving, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Yirriki Weaving, 2024
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $7,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Hide the Young, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Hide the Young, 2024
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $7,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Weaving, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Weaving, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    $7,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Milky Way, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Milky Way, 2023
    acrylic on 44 gallon drum
    87.5 x 58 x 58 cm
    $6,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Pilhie Ghost, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Pilhie Ghost, 2023
    acrylic on 44 gallon drum
    87.5 x 58 x 58 cm
    $6,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow, 2023
    acrylic on 44 gallon drum
    87.5 x 58 x 58 cm
    $6,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Mix It With Pride, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Mix It With Pride, 2023
    acrylic on 44 gallon drum
    87.5 x 58 x 58 cm
    $6,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Pulkartu (Spider – JPRI0013-334/22), 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Pulkartu (Spider – JPRI0013-334/22), 2024
    acrylic on 3D print
    50 x 50 x 18 cm
    $5,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Pulkartu (Spider – JPRI0015-336/22), 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Pulkartu (Spider – JPRI0015-336/22), 2024
    acrylic on 3D print
    50 x 50 x 18 cm
    $5,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Mangarri for the Table (Skull), 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Mangarri for the Table (Skull), 2024
    acrylic on bullock skull
    85 x 65 x 25 cm
    $5,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Weather, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Weather, 2023
    acrylic on kangaroo pelt
    166 x 102 cm
    $5,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Dingo, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Dingo, 2023
    acrylic on kangaroo pelt
    184 x 93 cm
    $5,500
  • John Prince Siddon, Spider, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Spider, 2024
    LED
    92 x 66 cm
    Edition of 5
    $3,600
  • John Prince Siddon, Snake, 2024
    John Prince Siddon
    Snake, 2024
    LED
    75 x 53 cm
    Edition of 5
    $3,400
  • John Prince Siddon, Save Our Barrier Reef, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Save Our Barrier Reef, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    60 x 60 cm
    $2,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Sky God, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Sky God, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    60 x 60 cm
    $2,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Our Ancestor, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Our Ancestor, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    59 x 59 cm
    $2,990
  • John Prince Siddon, This Is My Land, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    This Is My Land, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    60 x 60 cm
    $2,990
  • John Prince Siddon, Gold Rush, 2023
    John Prince Siddon
    Gold Rush, 2023
    acrylic on canvas
    60 x 60 cm
    $2,990
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