Tingarri Tjukurrpa George Ward Tjungurrayi was born in the desert west of Kiwirrkura in 1947. George’s painting depicts a story about Tingari men travelling through his ancestral country from rockhole to rockhole meeting other Tingari men for business Lake MacDonald way. The men turned into Warnambi.
Wanarn Tjilpi and Pampa Painting Program Warakurna Artists works closely with Wanarn Aged Care Facility to conduct painting sessions with elderly patients. This program nurtures artists who have arguably contributed largely to one of the most significant art movements in Australia. The joyous communal activity has a myriad of positive Read more…
Elaine Papulankutja Dreaming Elaine is a painter from Papulankutja (Blackstone) who now resides at Wanarn Aged Care. Elaine paints tjukurrpa from her country of Papulankutja, which includes songlines for associated tjukurrpa of Wati Kutjarra and Lirru – carpet python dreaming. Warakurna Artists works closely with Wanarn Aged Care Facility to conduct Read more…
Piltati There were two sisters who married two brothers and they all lived together. One day the women went wandering and they went such a long way that they forgot about their husbands. Back at the camp, the two husbands were thinking, ‘Where are our wives?’ and they decided to Read more…
Tingarri The tingarri* people travelled north through Wirrintjunku, Pukaritjarra, Tarkal, Nyun and Kirritji as they move toward Tjukurla. This painting depicts the Tingarri Song Cycle – the route dreamtime people travelled from the sea near Port Hedland to the northern part of the central desert. Tjukurrpa – Physical feature or Read more…
Tingarri This painting depicts the tjukurrpa story about the tingarri men, women and children traveling from rock hole to rock hole. The tingarri people travelled north through Wirrintjunku, Pukaritjarra, Tarkal, Nyun and Kirritji as they move toward Tjukurla. Mr Ward’s works can be read as visual histories, as well as maps Read more…
Patjarr I am painting Yankuntjuntju. It is my grandmother’s country, close to Patjarr. There’s a rockhole close. I like to paint my story, my grandfather’s, my grandmother’s. My father’s mother passed away at that rockhole, that is why I’m painting. My grandmother had two sons, two daughters. [She] passed away Read more…
Minyma Tjukurrpa The young women are travelling around the country near Tjukurla with the older ladies. They are learning many things about where to collect special grasses and flowers and other types of bush tucker.
Elaine Papulankutja Dreaming Elaine is a painter from Papulankutja (Blackstone) who now resides at Wanarn Aged Care. Elaine paints tjukurrpa from her country of Papulankutja, which includes songlines for associated tjukurrpa of Wati Kutjarra and Lirru – carpet python dreaming. Warakurna Artists works closely with Wanarn Aged Care Facility to conduct Read more…
Tingarri This painting depicts the tjukurrpa story about the tingarri men, women and children traveling from rock hole to rock hole. The tingarri people travelled north through Wirrintjunku, Pukaritjarra, Tarkal, Nyun and Kirritji as they move toward Tjukurla. Mr Ward’s works can be read as visual histories, as well as maps Read more…