Artists of Ampilatwatja

Nancy Pitjara Frank – Artna Areyawarr Kwen Apwert – (Bush Medicine Under Rocks) When I go looking for bush medicine I look around the ground and under the rocks. That is where I will find it

Rita Pitjara Beasley – Akwetyeyel Artna Areyawarr – (Collecting Bush Medicine) This is my country where I go hunting to collect plants to make bush medicine for my family.

Rita Pitjara Beasley – Anpatyirreyel Iwerr (Following a Track) These are tracks I follow along my country when I go hunting for bush medicine

Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton – Alpeyt Alpeyt (Flowers Blooming) Walking across my land to look for bush flowers and goanna. I bring home to make medicine for my family and cook the goanna for dinner.  Goanna is my favourite to eat.

Valerie Kemarre Lewis – My Mothers Country My mothers country is flowers, trees and mountains. I love to paint them. We see springs, the water from the springs is like rainwater, fresh and clean. We hunt goanna and turkeys, we roast them in the fire and the flesh is strong and Read more…

Valerie Kemarre Lewis – My Mothers Country My mothers country is flowers, trees and mountains. I love to paint them. We see springs, the water from the springs is like rainwater, fresh and clean. We hunt goanna and turkeys, we roast them in the fire and the flesh is strong and Read more…

Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Arlweye Ampere (My Fathers Country) I paint the country of my Father and Mother and where they grew up, near Barrow Creek. This is the painting of my Father’s country, where I grew up. When we would go hunting, we always climbed those hills. We would Read more…

Leanne Teece – Anterrengeny – My Father’s Country Anterrengeny is my Father’s country. I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the session.

Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Penh Kwaty (After Rain) After we have big rain the land is full of flowers and the river is full of water. This makes me happy.

Rita Pitjara Beasley – My Father’s Country “This is my Father’s country. This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the Read more…