Violet Bond
Sand Paintings
Made from the Northern Territory, down to their elements.
2026 FINALIST FOR THE REDLAND ART AWARDS
So excited to announce that I am a finalist in the 2026 Redland art awards and the only finalist from the NT!
The work is titled “Bones in the hill” and was created with natural earth pigments on raw cotton canvas.
Announcement of winners is on the 27th of November
Exhibition launches soon.
Read the Press Redland
Major bodies of work and EXHIBITIONS
Violet is a prolific artist working in natural materials showcasing the wilds of outback Australia.
Her mediums include Ceramics, Ephemeral sculpture, Photography, Performance, Installations, Scenography and Earth Paintings.
CURRENT BODY OF WORK —
Collected throughout the Northern Territory ‘Sand Paintings’ tell the story of a life lived in the dirt, in wild places.
These works are created with ethically sourced pigments, clay, beach rocks, charcoal and sand - all crushed by hand with a mortar and pestle in small batches. This process creates natural variations in the pigments, reminiscent of the colours of the Northern Territory itself.
Each work is not only inspired by the wilds of the NT; it is made from them, right down to its elements.
A selection of works from the Sand Paintings is now available through Lady Darwin Designs in Winnellie, Darwin.
Contact Haley for a viewing: design@ladydarwin.com.au
exhibitions
Interested in exhibiting Sand Paintings?
For exhibition enquiries, curatorial projects and gallery collaborations, please contact Violet Bond.
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About VIOLET
Hello!Violet Bond (born 1986) is an Australian multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in the remote Indigenous community of Maningrida in the Northern Territory. Her practice includes performance art, photography, scanography, video, ceramics, and instalation, often incorporating wild clay, found materials, and other ephemeral elements including the artists own body.
She has exhibited internationally, including a solo show with live performance in Paris (2024) with Achetez de l’Art, participation in Art Basel Miami Beach, solo exhibitions at Uncommon Gallery, Seoul, and a major solo at the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin amongst many other noteworthy showings.
Bond’s practice has been profiled in print and video interviews and featured in private and public collections worldwide, reflecting her ongoing commitment to raw, unfiltered expressions of the Australian outback.