Shorty Lungkarda Tjungurrayi
Shorty Lungkarda Tjungurrayi Shorty Lungkarda Tjungurrayi joined the Western desert movement in 1972. He was not one of the founding members but the bold visual simplicity of his artistic compositions conveyed an elemental power that rapidly made him an important...
Timmy Leurah Tjapaltjarri
Timmy Leurah Tjapaltjarri Timmy Leurah Tjapaltjarri was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on small pieces of Composition board with great detail and symmetry. In the latter part of...
Old Walter Tulpulpa
Old Walter Tulpulpa Old Walter Tulpulpa was already an old man at the start of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. He is also known as Old Walter Talpulpa or Old Walter Talpana. He often painted in ochre tones on Composition board. His early paintings are...
Yala Yala Gibson
Yala Yala Gibson Tjungurrayi Yala Yala Gibson was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on Composition board. He is best known for his depictions of the Tingari cycle and for helping...
Yuta Yuta Tjangala / Oata Oata Tjangala
Yuta Yuta Tjangala : Aboriginal Paintings Yuta Yuta Tjangala was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on Composition board. Many of his Early paintings being less than 50 cm x 50 cm....
Wuta Wuta Tjangala
Wuta Wuta Tjangala : Aboriginal Paintings Wuta Wuta Tjangala was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on Composition board. Many of his Early paintings being less than 50 cm x 50 cm....
Old Mick Walandari Tjakamarra
Old Mick Walandari Tjakamarra Old Mick Walandari Tjakamarra was one of the senior founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was active at the start of the Western Desert art movement but had a short career. He on Composition board the stories...
Old Mick Walangkari Tjakamarra
Old Mick Walangkari Tjakamarra Old Mick Walangkari Tjakamarra was one of the senior founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was active at the start of the Western Desert art movement but had a short career. He on Composition board the...
Mick Ngamarari Tjapaltjarri
Mick Ngamarari Tjapaltjarri Mick Ngamarari Tjapaltjarri was an early Papunya Western desert Artist. Unlike many early artists, he continued painting and innovating for over 30 years. He was at the forefront of the evolution of Aboriginal painting from traditional to...
Mick Numerari Tjapaltjarri
Mick Numerari Tjapaltjarri Mick Numerari Tjapaltjarri was an early Papunya Western desert Artist. Unlike many early artists, he continued painting and innovating for over 30 years. He was at the forefront of the evolution of Aboriginal painting from traditional to...
Mick Namari Tjapaltjarri
Mick Namari Tjapaltjarri Mick Namari Tjapaltjarri was an early Papunya Western desert Artist. Unlike many early artists, he continued painting and innovating for over 30 years. He was at the forefront of the evolution of Aboriginal painting from traditional to...
Mick Numieri Tjapaltjarri
Mick Numieri Tjapaltjarri Mick Numieri Tjapaltjarri was an early Papunya Western desert Artist. Unlike many early artists, he continued painting and innovating for over 30 years. He was at the forefront of the evolution of Aboriginal painting from traditional to...
Long Jack Tjakamarra
Long Jack Tjakamarra : Aboriginal Paintings Long Jack Tjakamarra was one of the painters to paint the historic mural at Papunya primary school. This mural was the first spark of the Western Desert art movement. In the early part of his career, Long Jack Phillipus...
Kaapa Mbijana Tjampitjinpa
Kaapa Mbijana Tjampitjinpa Kaapa Mbijana Tjampitjinpa was one of the major artists to paint a famous mural on Papunya schools walls. It is this mural that most people believe started the western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was a talented artist and in the early...
Kaapa Mbijani Tjampitjinpa
Kaapa Mbijani Tjampitjinpa Kaapa Mbijani Tjampitjinpa was one of the major artists to paint a famous mural on Papunya schools walls. It is this mural that most people believe started the western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was a talented artist and in the early...
Kaapa Tjampitjinpa aboriginal art
Kaapa Tjampitjinpa Aboriginal Art Kaapa Tjampitjinpa was one of the major artists to paint a famous mural on Papunya schools walls. It is this mural that most people believe started the western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was a talented artist and in the early...
Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa
Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa was one of the founding artists of early Papunya Art and played a major role in the emergence of the modern Western Desert Art movement. In 1971, Kaapa helped paint the famous Honey Ant Dreaming mural on the...
Johnny Warrangula Tjupurrula
Johnny Warrangula Tjupurrula Johnny Warrangula Tjupurrula was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was an extremely innovative artist who depicted traditional ceremonial ground designs as abstract depictions on Canvass and...
Johnny Warungula Tjupurrula
Johnny Warungula Tjupurrula Johnny Warungula Tjupurrula was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. He was an extremely innovative artist who depicted traditional ceremonial ground designs as abstract depictions on Canvass and board....
John Kurrpurra Tjakamarra
John Kurrpurra Tjakamarra John Kurrpurra Tjakamarra was one of the original artists painting in Papunya at the start of the Aboriginal art movement. His early paintings were similar to traditional sand mosaics. These sand mosaics were instrumental in the preparation...
John Kiparra Tjakamarra
John Kiparra Tjakamarra John Kiparra Tjakamarra was one of the original artists painting in Papunya at the start of the Aboriginal art movement. His early paintings were similar to traditional sand mosaics. These sand mosaics were instrumental in the preparation of a...
John Tjakamarra
John Tjakamarra : Aboriginal Paintings John Tjakamarra was one of the original artists painting in Papunya at the start of the Aboriginal art movement. His early paintings were similar to traditional sand mosaics. These sand mosaics were instrumental in the...
Charlie Wadama Djungurrayi
Charlie Wadama Djungurrayi Charlie Wadama Djungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art. He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of his brushwork gave his works a...
Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi
Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art. He also sometimes called Chalie Taruru. He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of...
Charlie Tarawu Tjungurrayi
Charlie Tarawu Tjungurrayi Charlie Tarawu Tjungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art. He also sometimes called Chalie Taruru. He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of...
Tjukurti Tjakamarra
Tjukurti Tjakamarra Tjukurti Tjakamarra is one of the lesser known painters at Papunya at the start of the Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted some magical paintings on Composition board. His Early paintings were less than 60 cm x 60...
Charlie Tararu
Charlie Tararu Tjungurrayi Charlie Tararu Tjungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art. He also sometimes called Chalie Taruru. He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of...
Charlie Tjaruru
Charlie Tjaruru Tjungurrayi Charlie Tjaruru Tjungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of his brushwork gave his works a...
Charley Tawara Tjungurrayi
Charley Tawara Tjungurrayi Charley Tawara Tjungurrayi was one of the pioneering artists of the Western Desert Aboriginal art He was a prolific and talented painter. His works were often structured and intense. The vitality of his brushwork gave his works a...
Yanatjarri Tjakamarra
Yanatjarri Tjakamarra : Aboriginal Paintings Yanatjarri Tjakamarra was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on Composition board. His Early paintings being less than 60 cm x 60 cm. Many...
Anatjari No.3
Anatjari No.3 : Aboriginal Paintings Anatjari No.3 was one of the founding members of the Western desert Aboriginal art movement. In the early part of his career, he painted on Composition board. His Early paintings being less than 60 cm x 60 cm. Many of his early...
Aboriginal Woomera
Aboriginal Woomera An Aboriginal Wommera weapon is also commonly known a spear thrower or Miru. It is a weapon that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity and distance in spear throwing. The aim of this article is to look at the variety of Aboriginal Woomera. As...
Aboriginal Statue
Aboriginal Statue Aboriginal Statue carving originated in Yirrkala and the Tiwi Islands. Some early Aboriginal statues can be collectable. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their aboriginal statue is an early example. It shows...
Antique Aboriginal Boomerang
Antique Aboriginal Boomerang Value & Identification Guide Antique Aboriginal boomerangs occupy a unique position within the material culture of First Nations Australia, standing at the intersection of utility, law, and deep cultural knowledge. Far from the...
Charlie Barramundi
Charlie Barramundi Early Oenpelli Bark paintings Charlie Barramundi was an early bark painter in the Oenpelli region. He only has a few known works because he died before bark painting became commercial. The aim of this article is to assist readers in...
Irvala
Irvala : Picasso of Arnhem Land Irvala is one of the most prolific and respected Aboriginal bark Painters. His works are unique because he does not stick to a particular regional style. Due to his travels, he had many regional influences. He manages to blend those...
Otto Pareroultja
Otto Pareroultja : Aboriginal Impressionist Otto Pareroultja was an aboriginal artist who painted watercolors in a Hermannsburg style. He was a part of a new generation to follow Albert Namatjira as a watercolor landscape artist. Unlike Namatjira who was a realist,...
Tommy Barnes
Tommy Barnes : Pioneer Aboriginal Artist Tommy Barnes was a well know early Aboriginal artist. His aboriginal name was either Yackaduna or Warra-euea. He came from the Kwatkwat people. He lived in or close to the Upper Murray River all his life. His drawings are some...
Tiwi Figure
Tiwi Figure The vast majority of Aboriginal Sculpture comes from the Tiwi Islands. A Tiwi Figure can be very collectible. The Tiwi islands have had an ancient tradition of carving and painting burial posts called Tutuni. In the early 1960’s some of these skilled...
Lily Karadada
Lily Karadada Wandjina Paintings Lily Karadada is one of the last of a generation of Wandjina painters who painted on bark. She was wife to another great bark painter Jack Karadada. She is probably the most prolific Wandjina painter on bark. The aim of this article...
Waigin Jangarra
Waigin Jangarra Wandjina Paintings Waigin Jangarra is an Aboriginal Artist who painted depictions of Wandjina. He painted in the Kimberley of Western Australia in the 1970’s and 80’s. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their bark painting...
Ignatia Jangarra
Ignatia Jangarra Wandjina Paintings Ignatia Jangarra is an Aboriginal Artist who painted depictions of Wandjina. She painted in the Kimberley of Western Australia in the 1980's. Most of her Wandjina paintings are on bark. The aim of this article is to assist...
Ali Mungatopi
Ali Mungatopi : Tiwi Bark Painter Ali Mungatopi was a well known Tiwi bark Painting artist. He is best known for his bark paintings of traditional skin designs. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their Tiwi bark painting is by Ali...
Harry Carpenter Wommatakimmi
Harry Carpenter Wommatakimmi Harry Carpenter Wommatakimmi was a well known and prolific Tiwi Sculpture artist. He worked in Paru on Melville Island in the 1970’s and produced many great painted sculptures. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if...
Tiwi Carving
Tiwi Carving The vast majority of Aboriginal Sculpture comes from the Tiwi Islands. Tiwi carving can be very collectible. The Tiwi islands have had an ancient tradition of carving and painting burial posts called Tutuni. In the early 1960’s some of these skilled...
Tiwi Bark Painting
Tiwi Bark Painting Tiwi Bark Paintings are usually rendered in an abstract often geometric style. These styles look abstract but represent ancestral lines whose meaning is clear only to the Artist. Backgrounds covered in with lines, crosshatching or dots. Stripling is...
Enraeld Djulabiyanna
Enraeld Djulabiyanna Aboriginal Sculpture Enraeld Djulabiyanna was possibly the most distinguished sculptors among the Tiwi people. He produced very powerful painted sculptures of Purukapali and Bima. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if...
Illortaminni
Illortaminni Tiwi Art Illortaminni was an early Tiwi artist who specialized in carved and painted Aboriginal sculptures. He carved figures representing Purukapali and Bima which are the Tiwi equal of Adam and Eve. The aim of this article is to assist readers in...
Mick Aruni
Mick Aruni Tiwi Art Mick Aruni was an early Tiwi artist who specialized in carved and painted figures. He carved figures representing Purukapali and Bima which are the Tiwi equal of Adam and Eve. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if...
Spider Nabuna
Spider Nabuna Early Oenpelli Artist Spider Nabuna was an early Oenpelli Bark painting artist. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their aboriginal bark painting is by Spider Nabuna. It compares examples of his work. If you have a Spider...