Bajirru! there you all are, hello! From the Yanyuwa language of Balarinji’s origin community Borroloola NT
Jinangu awara wabarrangu barra kalu-wingka marnijinju wabudala kari-nguthundawabarrangu jinangu Australia li-wulu marnaji barra liyi-Yanyuwawu awara li-Marranbala li-Arrwangala li-Gudanji jinangu awara Burrulula marnaji yamulhu
Our Country we belong to is Borroloola. Yanyuwa, Marra, Gudanji and Garrawa people.We welcome everyone to this land Australia.
Yanyuwa elder Samuel Evans Jamika
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‘The Great Emu in the Sky’ on the new M12 Motorway is a landmark public artwork deeply connected to Dharug Country.

Ancient culture
 contemporary design

We create impactful change for a new, shared Australian identity through design excellence.

As an Aboriginal-owned agency founded on Yanyuwa traditions, Balarinji’s multidisciplinary work comes from authentic engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture, art, stories and identity.

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Public art & curatorial.

Public art from concept to installation and curatorial consultancy for major precincts that enriches cultural placemaking, reflects Connecting with Country narratives and establishes a cultural presence on Country.

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Branding & design.

Award-winning graphic design campaigns and brandmarks that achieve design excellence, cultural authenticity and audience cut through. Full agency services for national and global clients.

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Connecting with Country.

A framework of narratives and principles drawn from Country in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to comply with cultural and planning protocols.

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Designing with Country.

A cultural design framework created in co-design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge holders, storytellers and creative practitioners for major project design teams seeking authentic Country-informed placemaking outcomes.

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Projects Featured
Projects Featured

Emily Kame Kngwarreye Flying Art

PUBLIC ART

The fifth aircraft in the acclaimed Qantas-Balarinji Flying Art Series celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture across Australia and the world.

Australia's Nation Brand

BRANDING & DESIGN

Award-winning brandmark applied to Australian goods and services that celebrates Australia’s foundational identity on the world stage.

M12 Motorway

PUBLIC ART CURATION AND CO-CREATION

Ground-breaking curation and co-creation with the Western Sydney Aboriginal community to embed local Dharug narratives in public art and interpretation for the M12 Motorway linking Western Sydney International Airport with greater Sydney.

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As part of the M7/M12 Integration Project in Sydney, a new Aboriginal public art collection with the theme ‘To protect Country is to Belong’, has been unveiled along the renewed M7 Motorway.
Co-created by Balarinji Studio with a cohort of locally-connected Aboriginal artists, the 'Great Emu in the Sky' is a landmark work of public art.
Balarinji’s Indigenous Creative Lead, Johnny Bridges (Ngunnawal), was recently featured in Mumbrella for his thought leadership on Designing with Country in branding, a culturally grounded approach that embeds Aboriginal perspectives into brand identity through authentic, place-based storytelling.
Balarinji, Australia’s leading Indigenous design studio, presented at the 2025 Mumbrella360, the nation’s premier media and marketing summit.