Artists of Ampilatwatja

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Beverly Pula Luck – Atyenh Amey Amper (My Mother’s Country)

Beverly paints her Mother’s country. When Beverly was a child her mother took her all around her country and showed her the bush medicine and bush tucker.

The knowledge of the bush plants has been handed down through generation to generation and Beverly still spends time hunting and collecting bush medicine plants to use in everyday life.  Taught by her mother and grand mother, Beverly also sings the songs of the bush medicine plants. 

Beverly’s paintings are joyous and full of information regarding bush medicine plants.

The artists of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.

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Alana Ngwarraye Holmes – Wild Flowers

Out in the plain after the rain the wild flowers grow and bloom, I see these flowers on my mother’s country.

The plant has pretty flowers, we take them home and show them to the children.  They are a beautiful purple, yellow and pink colour.



Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print – Wild Flower Pink SH300gsm

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Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Sand Goanna

When the goannas run into the hole we block the front and find it through the top of the ground.  We use the digging stick to hold it and we then find and grab the tail and pull it out and then hit it on the head to kill it.  We take back to camp, clean them and cook it in the hot coals.



Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm LinoPrint-NightCharcoalBlak

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Rosie Kemarre Morton – Atyenh Aknyey Amper (My Father’s Country) and Bush Medicine

Rosie has painted her Father’s country, where she can always find bush tucker and bush medicine. She is very happy when out bush hunting and gathering, as it brings back memories of her childhood when she used to live traditionally off of the land with her family.


Rosie uses these hunting trips as her inspiration for her artworks, each one reflecting the layered landscape and various colours as she has seen them. They are always changing, with the light of day and the seasons of the year.


Rosie enjoys and understands the importance of painting bush medicine plants. They help in the healing of her people and it keeps the tradition and knowledge strong. These particular plants are very plentiful after rain and can be used for numerous conditions, such as skin irritations, flu, coughs and infections.


Rosie’s dreaming is the Araluta or kangaroo plant. This bush is a rich source of food for the kangaroos and keeps them fat and healthy and good for hunting.

The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – Apwert Angketyarr (Hill 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 big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.

It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”




Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H250gsm

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Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Arlewatyerr (Sand Goanna)

When the arlewatyerr (goannas) run into the hole we block the front and find it through the top of the ground.  We use the digging stick to hold it and we then find and grab the tail and pull it out and then hit it on the head to kill it. 

We take back to camp, clean them and cook it in the hot coals. 

I like to hunt for sand goanna. This is a good food to catch and cook for me and my family



Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H250gsm

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler -Terekerre (White Cockatoo)

When I go bush driving, I see these terekerre (white cockatoos). Mostly around dams, and especially when it is hot. I don’t see these around my community very much.



Dimensions: 15 x 23 cm Lino Print S/H250gsm

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler -Terekerre (White Cockatoo)

When I go bush driving, I see these terekerre (white cockatoos). Mostly around dams, and especially when it is hot. I don’t see these around my community very much.



Dimensions: 15 x 23 cm Lino Print S/H250gsm

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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



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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



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