Alma Nungarrayi Granites
Alma Nungarrayi Granites paints many stories all of which have been passed down to her from her father and the generations before him. All her paintings tell creation stories that relate to the artists traditional country… “I want my art to tell the story of my ancestors and be able to show the…
Dorothy Napangardi
Central Desert, Western Desert
One of the leading artists of the contemporary Aboriginal art movement, Napangardi’s work is highly sought after by both collectors and curators worldwide. Her paintings and prints have been widely exhibited and are in all national collections within Australia and in major collections worldwide…
Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra
Walungurru (Kintore), Western Desert, NT
After the death of her father, Elizabeth was raised by her stepfather Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula and uncle Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, both esteemed artists of the Papunya Tula art movement.
Jorna Napurrurla Nelson
Jorna painted her mother and father’s Jukurrpa stories and Dreamings which relate directly to her country. These stories, as was the tradition were passed down to her by her parents and their parents before them for millennia. Her paintings were generally stories about sacred sites, animals and…
Judy Napangardi Watson
Born at Yarungkanji, Mt. Doreen Station (west of Yuendumu), Judy Napangardi Watson is a senior Warlpiri female painter. A woman of incredible energy that is transmitted to her work through her dynamic use of colour, and energetic “dragged dotting” style. She is at the forefront of a move…
Julie Nangala Robinson
Julie is the traditional custodian of her country Pirlinyanu, a land of rocky outcrops and deep water springs. It is a water dreaming site (Ngapa Jukurrpa) near Mina Mina.
Maxie Tjampitjinpa
Maxie Tjampitjinpa started producing some of the first works in the Western Desert art devoid of the design elements which up to that point had been its defining feature.
Mitjili Napanangka Gibson
Kiwirrkurra (Gibson Desert), WA
When Miltjili was a young girl, her aunties would tell her stories about her country and the Jukurrpa or Dreaming stories associated with Mina Mina, a sacred site for Napanangka’s and Napangardi’s.
Pamela Napurrurla Walker
Pamela’s paintings have strong iconic themes that are colourful and bold. She paints her father’s jurkurrpa, Dreamings which relate directly to her land, its features and the plants and animals that inhabit it. These stories were told to her by her father, stories that have been passed down…
Pauline Woods Nakamarra
Pauline Woods was one of the leading figures of her time in the formation and development of Jukurrpa Artists (a women’s collective). She was also the first female artist to win the National Aboriginal Art Award in 1988 and in 1993 she became the first Aboriginal woman artist to have her work…
Peggy Poulson Napurrurla
A firm believer in traditional law and an upholder of traditional values Peggy Poulson Napurrurla is a high initiate of the Warlpiri language group and holds a senior position in all ceremonies. One of the early women painters, her works about women’s ceremonial life in traditional Warlpiri…
Polly Napangardi Watson
Polly emerged as a significant painter very early in her painting career, which began in 1987. She has been represented in major international exhibitions since 1990 with her works acquired by public and private collections around the world.
Rachel Jurra Napaltjarri
Taught to paint by her cousin Eunice Napangardi, Rachel Napaltjarri commenced painting in 1985…
Sabrina Nangala Robinson
Daughter of the highly acclaimed and late Dorothy Napangardi, Sabrina is a talented artist in her own right.