[4] Wanurr spent many years traveling throughout Australia, participating in cultural ceremonies and maintaining his relationships with his extended family.
[7] Along with Bardayal Nadjamerrek, Wanurr was one of the senior managers of the Kunabibi ceremony which the anthropologist Luke Taylor argues had a major impact on the range of imagery produced in western Arnhem Land, particularly in depictions of Ngalyod (the Rainbow Serpent).
Wanurr was one of the earlier artists to draw this figure in a more contemporary sense as it represents the unification of various groups and resonates the idea that humans are all one people.
[9] Wanurr is usually associated with a small group of men from the southern clans of western Arnhem Land whose style was heavily influenced by Bardayal "Lofty" Nadjamerrek.
He favored earthy red and yellow colours that were more traditional to Aboriginal art in his works, stemming from their use of natural pigments.