Yakal. ~ Gallery Owners & Artist in residence
Bernard Lee Singleton & Simone Arnol.

~ 💯 Indigenous YAKAL.

(pandanus)
A traditional word spoken
locally in the Cairns region. The Pandanus plant and its importance in cultural practices for north Queensland. Collected young and prepared for use in weaving, binding and traditional adorment. Yakal connects the creatives in this space through family lines, cultural ties, traditional practices and the sharing of traditional knowledge. Part of the Renew Cairns & Cairns Regional
Council initiative.

Available now for $1800 (dropped from $2000)Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Give the gift of culture and storytelli...
19/11/2025

Available now for $1800 (dropped from $2000)

Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Give the gift of culture and storytelling this season, a statement piece that carries meaning and legacy.
End of the Spear is powerful artwork by bold, commanding, and grounded in strength, resilience, and deep connection to Country.'

DM for enquiries
Own this artwork and be part of the story.

13/11/2025
🎁 Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Give the gift of culture and storytelling this season, a statement piece that car...
28/10/2025

🎁 Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Give the gift of culture and storytelling this season, a statement piece that carries meaning and legacy🎅🏾 🎄

⚡️🔥 End of the Spear 🔥⚡️

Powerful artwork by bold, commanding, and grounded in strength, resilience, and deep connection to Country. 🖤✨

Available now for $2000
📩 DM for enquiries

Own this artwork and be part of the story.

Bernie on Seven News Brisbane as part of the Croc exhibition 🐊
25/10/2025

Bernie on Seven News Brisbane as part of the Croc exhibition 🐊

23/10/2025
Too deadly Bernie 🖤🐊🙌🏽 countdown now 🔥
18/10/2025

Too deadly Bernie 🖤🐊🙌🏽 countdown now 🔥

Last night we got the wildest surprise when N***y from the legendary 3% hip hop band stepped out on stage REP’D UP in no...
18/10/2025

Last night we got the wildest surprise when N***y from the legendary 3% hip hop band stepped out on stage REP’D UP in none other than our ‘End of the Spear’ tee by Bernie! 😱💥

Talk about a proud moment seeing one of the most powerful voices in Blak music and culture rocking our gear in front of a lit-up crowd was nothing short of electric⚡️.

Big love to N***y for the love and support 🖤🔥

Our creative Simone Arnol is part of the Yarrabah collaboration launching tonight at Crystal Brooke Bailey at6pm.‘Truth ...
03/10/2025

Our creative Simone Arnol is part of the Yarrabah collaboration launching tonight at Crystal Brooke Bailey at6pm.

‘Truth in Print’ is a collaboration of many hands and voices. It is a statement of identity, resilience, and unity - an invitation for all who encounter these works to reflect on the power of language, the importance of respect, and the enduring truth that this Country holds.

Information about the artist/artists
Truth in Print is a bold new body of collaborative screen-printed works created by the artists of Yarrabah Arts & Cultural Precinct: Philomena Yeatman, Michelle Yeatman, Edna Ambrym, Valmai Pollard, and Simone Arnol.

Our creative Simone Arnol’s images from the ‘seeRed’ photography series has been selected for the Blacktown (Sydney) Gal...
01/10/2025

Our creative Simone Arnol’s images from the ‘seeRed’ photography series has been selected for the Blacktown (Sydney) Gallery exhibition - ‘Ghosts in the Kitchen: Food, Memory, and Resistance in First Nations Australia’ curated by Rebecca Ray, 30 September to 13 December.

Simone Arnol - “seeRed is a tribute to my Great Grandmother Tottie Joinbee. Through photography, I have reenacted Granny’s story of Mission life in Yarrabah. The story is from an interview conducted by Professor Lynne Hume and Granny which was recorded in 1985. These photographic images were so emotional and deeply personal for me to take but at the same time I knew it was an opportunity for my Granny’s story to be heard along with our other Old People who endured starvation, slave labour and punishment and provided a future for us today”.

Image is a reenactment from the Yarrabah Rules and Regulations- General Rule # 15. All meals to be taken at the proper time late comers to go without, unless with a reasonable excuse for being late
from the 1899 Yarrabah Rules and Regulations.

Model: Tahleise Willet 🙏🏽

 and  photography works are part of the Skinship Collection in Focus at the  curated by the amazing@shonaehobsonThe exhi...
30/09/2025

and photography works are part of the Skinship Collection in Focus at the curated by the amazing@shonaehobson
The exhibition showcases from 20 Sep - 30 Nov 2025.
The exhibition Skinship is an
exploration of the body as a vessel for memory, resistance, and transformation. Drawing on personal, ancestral, and cultural histories, the exhibition reimagines the body-not merely as flesh and form, but as a site of profound spiritual, ritual, and sacred knowledge.

Model: Kyle Shortjoe

29/09/2025

Our creative, Bernard Singleton is part of the upcoming Crocodile 🐊 exhibition at Qld Museum in Brisbane launching on 24 October, further details below.

A BIG thank you to Peggy K Lane and the Qld Museum team for all their support and hard work.

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Wednesday 4:30pm - 6pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 6pm
Friday 2pm - 6pm
Saturday 2pm - 6pm

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