Aria Kitchener
TWIGGY.PNG

Indigenous ranger
cultural storyteller
animator
illustrator
science communicator

Jingi Wallah !

My name is Aria J Kitchener (aj).

Aria J Kitchener is an Indigenous Bush Ranger, TV writer and graphic storyteller living and working on his ancestral Bundjalung Country.

He combines on-Country land management practice with creative storytelling to document ecological and cultural knowledge, making Indigenous history, science and culture accessible through art, education and media.

Aria J Kitchener, Indigenous Bundjalung and Wiradjuri Bush Ranger and graphic storyteller on Country

about

Illustration of a Northern Rivers mud crab emerging from sand, inspired by Australian coastal ecosystems.

portfolio

Illustrated Wollum (Alectura lathami), brush turkey named in Bundjalung (Arahwal), shown with Mt Wollumbin in the background.

ENVIRONMENT STUDIES

Dark illustrated scene from Overgrown showing a distressed character in a supernatural horror moment with glowing-eyed figure in the background.

overgrown comic

Character illustration created in collaboration with Bus Stop Films, featuring crowned Australian animals and expressive storytelling design

bus stop films

Educational activism illustration about the Australian Voice Referendum by Aria J Kitchener

activism

Illustrated site map of the St Lawrence Wetlands Festival showing coastal wetlands and waterways

wetlands

Illustrated Bundjalung Nation cultural map featuring local mobs, totems and languages

Flood Support Documentary

Burulugan, bush stone curlew illustration created for Bundjalung language education resources

bundjalung resources