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Abadjura, , b. 1904
Bark paintings and carvings by Abadjura were collected by the Art Gallery of Western Australia in the 1960s.
Aikin, Hamilton, b. 1904
English male photographer, film-maker, editor and Presbyterian priest who went outback for Outreach, a Church journal, documenting indigenous cultures and mission activity.
Baker, Nyukana, b. 1943
Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella who began painting, designing and weaving in 1963 and producing batik in 1971. Her work is widely exhibited in Australia and ...
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.
Bird, Ada Petyarre, b. 1930
Anmatyerre artist and a senior woman in Utopia, Bird's batiks and canvases are held in major collections in Australia and overseas. She is featured in ...
Bird, June Ngale, b.
Anmatyerre artist, daughter of Ada Bird Petyarre, who resides at Akaye Soakage (Mulga Bore), NT. Works with batik and began painting with acrylics during the ...
Carroll, Paddy Tjungarrayi, b. 1927
A senior lawman and widely respected figure in the Papunya community, Paddy Carroll was a consistent painter for Papunya Tula Artists for several decades from ...
Corby, David Tjapaltjarri, b. 1940
One of the youngest of the original 'painting men' at Papunya in the early 1970s, and a dedicated worker for his community. He was artist-in-residence ...
Ediminja, Eddie Tjapangati, b. 1920
Pitjantjatjara artist who worked as a stockman for many years before beginning to paint in the mid 1970s with Papunya Tula Artists. Well connected with ...
Egalie, Charlie Tjapaltjarri, b. 1940
Warlpiri/Luritja artist who commenced painting in Papunya as early as 1972. His work is included in many major art collections.
Fairweather, Ian, b. 1891
The Scottish born artist Ian Fairweather travelled extensively throughout South East Asia and China before finally building a thatched hut on Bribie Island off the ...
Gansser, Luca, b. 1945
Born Bogata, Columbia, Gansser is from Lugarno, Switzerland. Gansser has exhibited extensively around the world since 1970. He is the ultimate nomad, travelling extensively, imparting ...
Goodale, Jane, b. 1926
Anthropologist Goodale spent many years studying and photographing the native people of Oceania, especially the Tiwi people of Northern Australia.
Jack, Tjupurrula, b. 1925
Warlpiri/Luritja artist and senior custodian of Mawitji, a major Possum Dreaming site. He painted intermittently in the late 1970s, instructing his nephew Michael Nelson and ...
Jagamara, Malcolm, b. 1955
A Warlpiri artist, Jagamarra was first a successful footballer in Adelaide before returning to Willowra (NT) in 1976 and embarking on his Aboriginal education, which ...
Japanangka, Willie
One of the artists who acted as a catalyst for the spread of the painting movement across the Western Desert, specifically to Willowra.
Jugadai, Narputta Nangala, b. 1933
Pintupi artist related to several of the original "painting men" from Papunya. After gaining initial experience working with her husband, Timmy Jugadai, she is now ...