A CHANCE meeting brought together the unlikely pair behind a powerful art exhibition about the Darling River's crisis.

Five years ago, Sydney painter Justine Muller's car broke down in Wilcannia, which led her to meet Barkindji elder Badger Bates.

The partnership – in collaboration with the Wilcannia community – told the story of Barka: The Forgotten River, a collection of artworks that capt...