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Pelham, Lionel James, b. 1808
Lionel James Pelham was a sketcher and public servant. He was born in Kent in 1808. In 1875 he died at sea, near Darwin, in ...
Lee, Gary Philip, b. 1952
Gary Lee is a Larrakia artist who has worked as a designer in a range of media, a curator and now works primarily as a ...
Martin, Pompey Japanangka, b. 1932
Warlpiri artist who contributed to the formation of the painting movement in Yuendumu in the mid 1980s. His work is in the National Gallery of ...
Poulson, Michael Japangardi
Warlpiri artist who painted for Warlukurlangu Artists, often with his wife, Clarice Poulson. Together they produced ornate canvases with small meticulous white dotting. His work ...
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Puruntatameri, Eddie, b. 1948
Eddie Puruntatameri was Australia's first Indigenous studio potter. After studying at Bagot pottery he returned home to Bathurst Island where he established Tiwi in 1972. ...
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Pwerle, Cowboy Louie, b. 1941
Anmatyerre artist of Utopia, nicknamed "Cowboy" for his reputation as a stockman and his 'flashy' dressing. His work has been widely exhibited around Australia and ...
Pwerle, Louis, b. 1938
Louis Pwerle was an Eastern Anmatyerre artist, ceremonial leader, and 'boss' of stories for his country in the central-western area of Utopia station. His work ...
Raymond, Dick Japaljarri, b. 1936
Dick Raymond's main Dreamings are Mala (wallaby) and Janganpa (possum). He also paints a Ngatijirri (budgerigar) story for the site of Wirli Yajarrayi where the ...
Battarbee, Rex, b. 1893
An early advocate of indigenous art, Rex Battarbee represented Arrernte artists in his Alice Springs home, which he later turned into the Tmara-Mara Gallery.
Patterson, Rex Jupurrurla, b.
Rex Patterson, who often worked with his wife Valerie Napanangka Patterson, started painting in 1986. A devout Christian, he intended to study for the ministry.
Robertson, Jimmy Jampijinpa, b. 1944
One of the best known artists at Lajamanu who began painting with the original group in 1986. He participated in the first exhibition of Lajamanu ...
Lawson, Ronnie Jakamarra, b. 1930
Pintupi/Warlpiri artist and respected figure in the Lajamanu community, his work has toured overseas and is illustrated on the cover of the Donald Kahn Collection ...
Ross, Darby Jampijinpa, b. 1910
Darby Ross was a senior and highly respected figure in Warlpiri ceremonial life and one of the grand old men of Yuendumu painting. He was ...
Ross, David Pwerle, b. 1935
In painting David Ross is a strong traditionalist, allowing no elements of decoration to detract from the correctness of the design. He was a senior ...
Ross, Jack Jakamarra, b. 1925
Jack Ross started painting for Warlukurlangu Artists in the mid '80s and worked for two decades. He was in many Warlukurlangu exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, ...
Kelly, R. S.
Watercolourist who worked as a draughtsman in Melbourne and then Darwin. Kelly also lived in Dunedin, New Zealand where he produced numerous watercolours of the ...
Schmeisser, Jörg, b. 1942
Jörg Schmeisser, etcher, is thought to have taught print making to Albert Namatjira Jnr while visiting Arnhem Land in 1976 and to Narratjin Maymuru and ...
Patterson, Seargent Jupurrurla, b. 1916
A Warlpiri artist. His Dreamings included Wampana, Karlajirdi, Yawakiyi and Lukarrara. He started painting in 1986.
Sims, Paddy Japaljarri, b. 1917
Warlpiri speaker and one of Warlukurlangu's founding artists. He was involved in the Yuendumu school doors project in 1983 and participated in the company's first ...
Spencer, Andrew Japaljarri
Contemporary Aboriginal artist, whose work in the 1980s pioneered the use of traditional iconography of the Western Desert to convey important and current messages related ...