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This painting is part of an area that is set aside for men’s Law and the associated ceremonies.  Sam is one of the senior custodians.  Women are not permitted to visit this place when these Law activities are being held. …

Nora Wompi, a great traveller of her country, created artworks from Fitzroy Crossing and Lilparu (Well 33) to Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills). Shy to paint at first and preferring smaller scale surfaces to paint on, ‘Wompi’ – as she was affectionately…

An example of one of Tjunkiya’s paintings situated in a room. Please see details above in the online gallery

Mother to ten children, Tjunkiya Napaltjarri lived her life in the Western Deserts of Central Australia. A prominent figure in the burgeoning Australian First Nations art movement, Tjunkiya has a striking uniqueness in her paint application depicting her Country, shared…

“Based on an old painting of Mountford’s Collection of Melville Island. The design represents body painting of Pukumani ceremony (happens during Dry Season). Pukumani means taboo, not to touch food when your son or daughter dies.” As told to Helen…

Written on the Spinifex Arts Projet certificate, Pter Twigg, speaking with Gerome  writes that he has painted the country around Irlbillii where he was born in the north of Spinifex country near Mirramirratjara. The painting shows two sorts of tree…

An unusual wooden coolamon with natural ochre painted design by an unknown artist.

Beryl was born in an outstation called Yumurrpa, West of Yuendumu, near the Chilla Well. She walked to Lajamanu and found her husband here. There were no houses here when she arrived in Lajamanu. She had three daughters.  Source: Warnayaka…

Completed in October 1991, Arnhem Land artist Les Mirrikkurriya’s bark painting, shown above, describes the Rainbow Serpents ‘Borlung’ in action.  Written on the Maningrida Arts Certificate of authenticity, attached reverse, is a precis of the image’s intriguing narrative. The Serpents, with…