Artists of Ampilatwatja

Lacardia Pula Morton – Atyenh Amper – (My Country) I paint the country that I come from, the beautiful landscapes and the many colours as they change during the seasons.

Kindy Kemarre Ross – Irrultja is My Country My country is called Irrultja, it’s past the hill and the dried-up creek from here, it’s a nice place, my dad’s country too, and my Mum’s country is here in Ampilatwatja. When I go to see my country, we always go to Read more…

Jessie Pula Luck – Atyenh Artna Arnernp (My Bush Medicine) I was born in Irrultja, my father’s country. I paint therrpeyt, a plant with red and pink flowers, it is my family symbol. You can suck the flowers to get a sweet honey from. You can wash your body with Read more…

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 Read more…

Diane Kemarre Ross – Atyenh Amper (My Country) This is my country, it’s the country around Irrultja. This is where we like to go after big rain. After big rain there, we can go swimming. There is always good hunting on my country. It is good for me to paint Read more…

Jacinta Pula Morrison – Atyenh Amer Areyel Amper (My View of Country) This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is Read more…

Susan Ngwarraye Philomac – Spring Creek Kwetyaylp (donkeys) and nantew (horses) would come and drink from the water at Spring Creek on my father’s country.  We would put a bucket in the sand we would filter the water so we could drink it.  When I was young girl we would Read more…

Edie Kemarre Holmes – Arratherrk (bush flower) They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids.  Make like a bag and carry the kids in this.  My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana.  At Read more…

Edie Kemarre Holmes – Arratherrk (bush flower) They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids.  Make like a bag and carry the kids in this.  My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana.  At Read more…

Edie Kemarre Holmes – Arratherrk (bush flower) They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids.  Make like a bag and carry the kids in this.  My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana.  At Read more…