Artists

“Art plays such an important role in Indigenous culture – in communicating stories, and keeping the history and teachings alive through generations”. Ralph Hobbs, Art Director, Art Equity

Wentja Napaltjarri

Wentja Napaltjarri was born circa 1945, in the bush near Ilpilli, an outstation halfway between Kintore and Mt Liebig. It was here that her father, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, was born. Shorty was one of the original founders of the Western Desert art movement. Read More

Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (Mrs Bennett)

Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (aka Mrs. Bennett) is an important artist represented in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artbank Sydney, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, National Gallery of Victoria, and corporate and private collections in Australia and around the world. Read More

Yannima Tommy Watson

Tommy Watson has come to prominence in the Australian art market in last five years and is regarded by many as the greatest living Australian Indigenous artist. Tommy was raised in a traditional lifestyle before contact with western culture. In his experiences at Papunya in the 1970s, he witnessed the first significant painters of the Aboriginal art movement produce works rich in iconography and traditional stories. Read More