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Martumili Artists work with over three hundred artists from remote Martu Aboriginal communities, including Punmu, Parnngurr, Kunawarritji, Jigalong, Irrungadji (Nullagine), and Warralong, as well as from the Parnpajinya (Newman) gallery and studio spaces. Known for their diverse, energetic, and unmediated painting styles, their works reflect the dramatic geography and scale of their homelands. Each artist, however, brings a unique approach to their craft.

Younger Martu artists often start painting alongside their parents, grandparents, and extended family, which fosters an organic learning process. This not only involves mastering painting techniques but also understanding specific locations, family histories, traditional ways of life, bush tucker, and Jukurrpa (Dreaming). Over time, with encouragement from their peers, they develop their own distinct styles and explore unique painting techniques and subject matter. In this work the artist brings a contemporary, evolving perspective to their work.

Name: Lynette Rowlands


Language: Manyjilyjarra


Community: Parnngurr


Biography:

Lynette was born in Port Hedland, grew up in Jigalong and moved to Parnngurr in 1994. Her parents are artists Thelma Judson and Peter Yanjimi Rowlands.

 

"My mum and dad told me how to make paintings. I paint wantili and my Mother's Country- Kurturarra. Long way from Punmu. I've been out there"


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