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Aria Kitchener
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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.

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

Creative Portfolio

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

Environmental
Studies

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

about

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

overgrown
comic

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

bundjalung
resources

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

activism