Year Born circa Lydia Balbal is a Mangala woman. She is married to the Yulparija artist Nabiru Bullen. Lydia's country is near Punmu in the Great Sandy Desert in WA . She is part of the Yulparija whose existence was threatened by severe drought. She traveled with her family to the coastal town of Bidyadanga (then LaGrange Mission) in the early 70s. They were some of the last of the Yulparija people to leave their traditional country. Lydia has only been painting since mid 2007.

Solo Exhibitions
2008
Salt Lake Country, Short Street Gallery, Broome W.A.

Group Exhibitiosn
2008
Bidyadanga Art Show, AP Bond Art, Adelaide, S.A.
From Desert to Saltwater, Booker-Lowe Gallery, Houston Texas, USA
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Artists Award, Musuem and Art Gallery of Northern Territory

Collections
Aboriginal Art Museum, The Netherlands
Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Artbank National Gallery of Victoria Laverty Collection

Bibliography
The Age Newspaper, Dreamtime Designers, Bruce Elder, March 15 2008