“Willie Gudabi (1916-1996) was born on Nutwood Downs Station. He grew up in Alawa country, hunting and gathering on the margins of small cattle stations such as St Vidgeon, Bauhinia Downs, Nutwood Downs and Tanumbirini. Before he went to live…
This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole and soakage water site of Marrapinti, west of the Kiwirrkura Community. A large group of women, represented in the ’U’ shapes, camped at the site during their travels east to Kiwirrkura. While…
The Rainbow Snake is a powerful mythological figure for all Aboriginal people throughout Australia. Characteristics of the rainbow serpent vary greatly from group to group and also depending on the site. Often viewed as a female generative figure, the rainbow…
Born circ. 1914 in Pintupi/Wenampa country. An account of Nosepeg’s early contacts with European culture is included in Wildbird Dreaming (Amadio & Kimber 1988). Nosepeg began painting at the beginning of the art movement in Papunya – including depictions of…
Excerpt from Ken Watson in ‘Tradition today: Indigenous art in Australia’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2014 states:Philip Gudthaykudthay was born to the east of Ramingining in central Arnhem Land. Following the death of his parents he was…
Born west of Karinyarra (Central Mount Wedge), an area for which he was later ‘Boss’ (senior custodian), Tjakamarra worked as a stockman at Glen Helen and Narwietooma stations in his younger days. He and his countryman Bert Tjakamarra were the…
This painting narrates important ancestral and ceremonial aspects within the artists country. Ngukurr Arts states: “Maureen was born in 1931 on Nutwood Downs Station which was then owned by Vesty. Her father was working in the stock camp there and…
Jilamar Arts, where Conrad Tipungwuti creates his artworks, states: “Conrad Tipungwuti has been painting and creating limited edition prints at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association since the late 1990’s. Alongside Timothy Cook, Conrad is part of the Ngawa Mantawi (all…
Born: Circa 1935 west of Walungurru (Kintore) in Central Australia, Walangkura Reid spoke both the Pintupi & Ngaatjatjarra languages. Napurrula painted her desert country around Tjukurla in Western Australia with a signature brush-stroke, composition and palette that saw her become…
This painting was found for sale in Ngukurr store in 1996 without a catalogue number. Double sided; reverse is ‘upside down’. Ngukurr had no Art Centre at the time so Willie & Moia were selling their paintings through Marlene Backman…