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Aboriginal Art Centre

Locality: Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 414 756 841

Address: 99 Gap Road 0870 Alice Springs, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Walala like his brothers Thomas and Warlimpirrnga was one of a group of nine Aboriginals that made national headlines in 1984. They were described as the Last Nomads The group caused a sensation when thy walked out of the desert and made contact with the modern world for the first time. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au//tingari-cycle-456-/

24.01.2022 Lorna’s work depicts the bush foods of her country originating from Dreaming stories taught to her involving the travels of the Napurrula and Nakamarra skin (or kinship) and some Dreamings from her father’s country of Wapuurtarli. Her main Dreamings are about the gathering and growth of bush foods such as the Yarla (Yam), Wapirti and Marlujarra. These Dreamings entitle her to paint subjects such as the bush yam (sweet potato), ngalatji (little white flower), bush tomato, berry, caterpillar (luju), wallaby, onion, water and particular mens stories including boomerangs. For more information about Lorna Fencer Napurrula please visit our website: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au//lorna-fencer-napur/

24.01.2022 Tatuli Napurrula was born in Haasts Bluff about 1957 and now lives in Kintore. She is associated with the Papunya Tula (Western Desert) Artists and began painting in the 1990s. Tatuli is an innovative Western Desert artist. Her paintings depict women’s ceremonies at Desert Bore, north of Kintore and Rockhole sights at Pinpirri. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//

21.01.2022 A great artist that emerged from the apprenticeship to one of the pioneer painters of Papunya who founded the desert painting movement, Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, Ray James Tjangala quickly caught the public’s attention with the powerful and cyclic nature of his works that usually contain interlocking grid patterns signifying important ceremonial activities. Largely influenced with his mentor, much of his works depict the ceremonial activities done to the coming of age of young men. His paintings usually tell the story of the Tingari Tjukurrpa or Tingari dreaming. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//

20.01.2022 Jeannie Mills Pwerle was born in 1965 in Utopia, in the Atnwengerrp region and belongs to the Alyawarr language group. She is the daughter of the well-known artist, Dolly Mills. She is also the niece of the Utopia elder and acclaimed artist, Greeny Purvis Petyarre. Her early experiences with the Aboriginal art world of the 1970’s prepared her for her own career as a successful artist, and she has been able to bring her distinctive style to the Yam Dreaming she inherited and shares with several other Utopia artists. The Bush Yam, or Anaty, is a staple food for many people from the Central Desert region. The paintings representing the flowers and seeds of the Anaty honor the plant and encourage its regeneration. For more information about Jeannie Mills Pwerle please visit: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au//jeannie-mills-pwerl/

20.01.2022 Yinarupa Nangala was born in the Kiwirrkura region of Western Australia. She is a second generation Papunya Tula artist, the daughter of the late Anatjari Tjampitjinpa. She began painting in 1996 and in 2009 was the winner of the Telstra and Torres Strait Islander Painting Award for Mukala, the painting of a rockhole site of Mukala, east of Jupiter Well in Western Australia. Her paintings refer to the Dreaming path of a group of Tingari women who travelled through Mukula gathering bush foods. During ancestral times a large group of women came from the west and stopped at this site to perform the ceremonies associated with the area. For more information about Yinarupa Nungala please visit: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//

19.01.2022 "Tingari Cycle" by George "Hairbrush" Tjungurrayi http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/george-hairbrush-tju/

10.01.2022 A Judy Napangardi Watson painting makes us believe in our dreams and turn them to reality. Judy uses fluid colourful brush strokes to capture the essence of all her vivid dreams onto her paintings. Dreams are not hazy abstract intangible thoughts that we have when we sleep. Dreams are meant to be drawn upon for inspiration. Dreams are a beautiful part of our existence. Long arduous memorable trips across their desert country, snake vines, digging sticks and women gathering... together for their special ceremonies are aspects of her dreaming and her life that Judy Watson beautifully conveys in her paintings. Judy Napangardi Watson skilfully dextrously and beautifully translates all these intangible concepts to create a tangible real live painting. Her paintings literally speak volumes about the depth and vividity of her dreams. A Judy Watson painting will add a touch of radiance and panache to the ambience of any room. She uses vibrant rich bright colours that perfectly complement one another. The impact is superbly stunning. Simply put - A Judy Watson painting means a dream come true!! please visit our website and click the link below to know more about Judy's artwork. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/judy-watson-napangar/

10.01.2022 Queenie is a senior woman of the Alyawarr tribe. She was involved with the summer project of 1988-9 and earlier with the introduction of batik workshops at the Utopia community. Queenie is represented in the ‘Holmes a Court’ collections, for sculpture, painting and batik.Queenie is still a prolific artist, the theme of her paintings being limited to body paint design for women’s ceremonies. Her works have featured in numerous Exhibitions nationally and internationally and is represented in Collections throughout Australia. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au//queenie-lion-kemar/

09.01.2022 Polly Ngala lives at Utopia with her family and sisters. She was born about 1940 into the Anmatyerre tribe and is one of our great Utopian artists and is younger sister to Kathleen Ngala, another of the great Utopian artists She began her artistic career in batik in the early 1970s before venturing into painting with acrylic paints on canvas. Polly is a senior custodian of the Bush Plum Dreaming. Polly depicts the bush plum and its effects on her country. Her works are highly sought and held in many private and public collections worldwide. For more of Polly Ngala's paintings please visit: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//

09.01.2022 Violet Petyarre together with sisters Kathleen, Gloria and Myrtle began producing batik on silk and like many Utopia artists, commenced painting on canvas later on. Since then she has come a long way and is regarded as an outstanding Utopian artist. She was born about 1946 at Atnagkere Soakage, Central Australia. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//

08.01.2022 "Mina Mina Jukurrpa" by Australian Aboriginal Artist Judy Watson Napangardi.

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05.01.2022 "Women's Dreaming" by Yuyuya Nampitjinpa http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au//womens-dreaming-y/

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02.01.2022 Kudditji Kngwarreye is the younger brother of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye, and an Anmatyerre elder and custodian of many important Dreamings and a custodian for ceremonial sites located in his country at Utopia Station, and many of his paintings refer to sites at Boundary Bore, where men’s initiation ceremonies are performed. Born 1928, Kudditji was brought up in the Utopia region before starting to work as a stockman and mine worker. His paintings My Country are now his... trademark Around eighteen years ago, Kudditji was inspired to record his unique Dreamings and stories of his country on the more permanent medium of acrylic on canvas. Kudditji’s first paintings reflected his traditional upbringing and utilised the fine dots and symbols indicative of the Men’s ceremonies and Emu Dreamings from Utopia. His strong, traditional early work and distinctive style found immediate acceptance and recognition and was highly sought after. About ten years ago, he became intrigued by the possibilities of acrylic paint and the kaleidoscope of colours now available to him. Kudditji began to experiment by moving away from the dot style altogether and using a heavily loaded paint brush to sweep broadly across the canvas in stages. These paintings depict romantic images of his country, accentuating the colour and form of the landscape including the depth of the sky in the Wet season and in the pinks and oranges of the shimmering summer heat. Kudditji’s beautiful, soft and mesmerising landscapes of his country are unmistakably his own and express his extensive knowledge and love of his country. His ‘My Country’ style has seen him rise to international stardom. Courtesy University Southern Queensland. click the link below to view some of the artist beautiful artwork. http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/kudditji-kngwarreye/

01.01.2022 Kathleen Ngala is a senior woman, born c.1930 in the Utopia region of Central Australia. She belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia artists and has in the last two decades emerged as one of the greatest Aboriginal artists, having been compared to such great artists as Emily Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle or Kathleen Petyarre. Her work has come to be seen as some of the most sophisticated and complex in the Aboriginal art scene. She has been featured in many exhibitions,... both in Australia and overseas, and was a finalist in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award in both 2000 and 2008. Kathleen is the senior custodian of the cultural knowledge of her country, Arlparra. Her works are a depiction of her country, Arlparre, and its ‘Bush Plum’ (Anwekety) Dreaming. Courtesy Sasha Grishin. For more information about Kathleen Ngala please visit: http://www.aboriginalartcentre.com.au/aboriginal-paintin//