The Papunya Tula Artist’s certificate for Makinti’s painting states: This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Lupulnga, south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site. The lines in the painting…
Mick Kubarrkku has an extensive biography written on ‘Trove’, the research arm of the National Library of Australia, which can be found through Wikipedia: Kubarrkku and his wife Lulu Laradjbi were a well established artistic couple seeped in their lands’…
Peter Nambarlambarl was a senior Kunwinjku artist from Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in west Arnhem Land. Born in 1930 he became a distinguished artist using the traditional style of rarrk painting, often portraying spirits that have mortamorphosed into rocks at important rock…
Jarinyanu David Downs was born in Western Australia near Lake Gregory south of The Kimberley in the Great Sandy Desert. He spoke mainly Wangkajunga and Walmajarri languages and, in his youth, followed his family’s traditional desert dwelling lifestyle. In his…
Peter Farrell painted this untitled work in the 1990’s celebrating the abundance of his Country in the Ngukurr area of South East Arnhem Land. In Peter Farrell’s use of colour, composition and iconography, the narrative he has created is a…
Gordon Barney was born and grew up on Alice Downs Station. His father taught him stock-work and he became known as a skilled horse-breaker and buck-jumper (rodeo rider). When Gordon worked as a stockman, he would often carry with him…
Mawukura Jimmy Nerrimah grew up in the Great Sandy Desert at a time when traditional life was nomadic and days were spent hunting, socializing and undertaking important ceremonies to nurture the relationship with his land. He moved between the main Jilas…
Mostly known for her dyeing, plaiting and weaving of natural fibres into baskets in far north Arnhem Land, Alma Abbakoyok’s Yawk Yawk image on bark here shows the diversity of her artistic skills.
The Papunya Tula Artists certificate for this painting states: This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald). In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men, both young and old, travelled to this site from the…
Rosie Tasman, skin name Napurrurla, was born in the mid to late 1920s, and grew up walking the traditional songlines of the Tanami Desert. Crossing the desert, following the seasonal availability of food and water, Napurrurla travelled the vast lands…