Aboriginal artist Sharona Dardoongarly Bishop has won the Charles Darwin University (CDU) design competition for her work Wise One, with the artwork becoming the centrepiece in CDUs visual identity.

A CDU Bachelor of Primary Education student, Ms Bishop's work incorporates rich symbolism and vibrant imagery of the Ngaringman people of the Northern Territory and will feature across the university's First Nations Student Support Guide and student site - Campfire - as well as across CDUs First Nations apparel and the wider student, staff, and alumni network.

Ms Bishop said she was "stoked" at the chance to share her artwork with the wider community.

"I'm from a small homeland called Bob's Yard in Judbarra (Gregory National Park) and my Dreamtime stories come from my grandparents who have sadly passed on," she said at a recent special celebration event at CDUs Casuarina Campus.

"The symbols on my artworks, the patterns and colours, they represent the history of my people – of Australia."

Ms Bishop added: "When people see my artwork, I want them to feel and know that it doesn't matter who they are or where they come from, they have a rich shared culture as an Australian and that's something to be proud of."

Her artwork was voted unanimously by a panel of judges, including CDU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Scott Bowman and Deputy Vice-Chancellor First Nations Leadership, Professor Reuben Bolt.

Professor Bowman said the detail of the work was a significant factor in being selected.

"We had 'Wise One' up on a computer and at first you think it's a cockatoo but the closer you delve into it there's more and more pictures," he said.

"The image itself is great, but there are designs in here that can be used again and again – just one of the feathers is a work of art, it's incredible."

Professor Bowman said the project underscored CDUs commitment to Indigenous culture, "supporting First Nations voices, and to know that we have got such incredible talent amongst our student group is just wonderful".