Obed is an emerging artist at Maningrida Arts and Culture. He has learnt to paint under the tutelage of his father, the acclaimed senior artist Ivan Namirrkki.

In 2023 he was runner up in the National Emerging Artist Prize, with his bark painting Wak Wak, 2023

In 2024 Obed entered the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) for the first time for his Lorrkkon, Kunkurra. He was a finaliast and took home the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Sculpture Award for the Lorrkkon.