LATEST WORK
Susan Ngwarraye Philomac – Spring Creek
$4,211.65
Diane Kemarre Ross – My Country
$3,509.99
Ntang Native Seeds
$330.00
My Country after Apangw (Big Rain)
$1,151.66
OUR ART CENTRE
The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999, 325km north east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in the Northern Territory. Ampilatwatja lies on Aherrenge country, the land of the Alyawarre people.
The work produced by our artists is unique and recognisably distinct from other Aboriginal artistic communities. The paintings pay homage to the significance and use of traditional bush medicine, allowing an insight into our community. We depict the traditional knowledge of dreaming and country through the translation of waterholes and soaks, bush medicines, mountains and sand hills.
MEET SEVANIA KEMARRE BONNEY
Sevania was born in Soapy Bore, Utopia and started to paint when she was teenager. She learnt the way to paint landscape and bush medicine from her mother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney and grandmother Eileen Kemarre Bonney, a former health worker and artist.
Sevania finds painting soothing and enjoys sharing this activity with her twin daughters Dakota and Latoya, so they can learn as she did with her mother and grandmother.
Recently Sevania was taught how to produce prints. My daughters and my mum all really enjoyed drawing and carving the lino. We all worked together as a family. We were taught how to start a print and keep learning until a picture is made. We all know you have to be safe and follow the rules around the printing press.
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We have officially arrived and set up at the @nationalindigenousartfair 🙌🏼
Come visit us this Saturday + Sunday at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in the Rocks, Sydney.
We can’t wait to share our work with you 🧡
We have officially arrived and set up at the @nationalindigenousartfair 🙌🏼
Come visit us this Saturday + Sunday at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in the Rocks, Sydney.
We can’t wait to share our work with you 🧡
We’re excited to be attending tonight’s exhibition reception hosted by @delmargallery - ‘Cross Traffic’ this Thursday evening 3rd July from 5.30 - 7pm.
If you would like to come and haven’t RSVP’d already
- please follow the link @delmargallery bio.
Image: Kathleen Nanima Rambler
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#exhibition #sydney #gallery #delmargallery #aboriginalart #ampilatwatja #alicurung #barklyartists #utopia #epenarra #tennantcreek
We’re excited to be attending tonight’s exhibition reception hosted by @delmargallery - ‘Cross Traffic’ this Thursday evening 3rd July from 5.30 - 7pm.
If you would like to come and haven’t RSVP’d already
- please follow the link @delmargallery bio.
Image: Kathleen Nanima Rambler
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#exhibition #sydney #gallery #delmargallery #aboriginalart #ampilatwatja #alicurung #barklyartists #utopia #epenarra #tennantcreek
We’re excited to share that the Artists of Ampilatwatja will be bringing a special collection of paintings to the National Indigenous Art Fair 2025 next month on Gadigal Land (Sydney).
From 5–6 July, discover new works that reflect the strength of culture, the beauty of bush medicine, and our deep connection to Country. Each piece is a chance to take home a meaningful and ethical work of Aboriginal art, directly supporting our artists and community.
We can’t wait to connect with you there.
#Indigenousart #australianartist #sydneyartfair
We’re excited to share that the Artists of Ampilatwatja will be bringing a special collection of paintings to the National Indigenous Art Fair 2025 next month on Gadigal Land (Sydney).
From 5–6 July, discover new works that reflect the strength of culture, the beauty of bush medicine, and our deep connection to Country. Each piece is a chance to take home a meaningful and ethical work of Aboriginal art, directly supporting our artists and community.
We can’t wait to connect with you there.
#Indigenousart #australianartist #sydneyartfair
Voting is now open for the 2025 Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award!
We’re honoured to be finalists with a collaborative painting called RLKEYEL (blooming coming out) created by 15 of our artists:
Alana Ngwarraye Holmes, Colleen Ngwarraye Morton, Dakota Ngwarraye Petrick, Denise Ngwarraye Bonney, Edie Kemarre Holmes, Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney, Jacinta Pula Morrison, Jessie Ngwarraye Ross, Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton, Kathleen Nanima Rambler, Kindy Kemarre Ross, Latoya Ngwarraye Petrick, Rosie Kemarre Morton, Sevania Kemarre Bonney.
Vote now via the link in bio and help shine a light on the incredible talent and cultural strength of our artists from Ampilatwatja (link in bio) 📲
Voting is now open for the 2025 Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award!
We’re honoured to be finalists with a collaborative painting called RLKEYEL (blooming coming out) created by 15 of our artists:
Alana Ngwarraye Holmes, Colleen Ngwarraye Morton, Dakota Ngwarraye Petrick, Denise Ngwarraye Bonney, Edie Kemarre Holmes, Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney, Jacinta Pula Morrison, Jessie Ngwarraye Ross, Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton, Kathleen Nanima Rambler, Kindy Kemarre Ross, Latoya Ngwarraye Petrick, Rosie Kemarre Morton, Sevania Kemarre Bonney.
Vote now via the link in bio and help shine a light on the incredible talent and cultural strength of our artists from Ampilatwatja (link in bio) 📲
When you buy Aboriginal art, you’re doing more than choosing something beautiful, you’re supporting families, communities, and culture.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, painting is both a way to share ancestral knowledge and a vital source of income. In remote communities like Ampilatwatja, art sales often provide the main financial support for families.
That’s why buying ethically matters. It ensures artists are paid fairly and treated with respect. It also helps sustain the world’s oldest continuous culture and keeps stories, songlines, and traditions strong for future generations.
We’re proud to be a 100% Aboriginal-owned art centre and a member of the Indigenous Art Code. Every purchase directly supports our artists and community.
When you buy Aboriginal art, you’re doing more than choosing something beautiful, you’re supporting families, communities, and culture.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, painting is both a way to share ancestral knowledge and a vital source of income. In remote communities like Ampilatwatja, art sales often provide the main financial support for families.
That’s why buying ethically matters. It ensures artists are paid fairly and treated with respect. It also helps sustain the world’s oldest continuous culture and keeps stories, songlines, and traditions strong for future generations.
We’re proud to be a 100% Aboriginal-owned art centre and a member of the Indigenous Art Code. Every purchase directly supports our artists and community.
Last chance to see Ilkwa Apmer, Ilkwa Alker (Big Land, Big Sky) closing this Sunday, 4pm at @wentworth_brisbane
This powerful exhibition offers a glimpse into the significance of bush medicine and the deep connection between artist and Country.
📷 Photo by Dan McCabe
Last chance to see Ilkwa Apmer, Ilkwa Alker (Big Land, Big Sky) closing this Sunday, 4pm at @wentworth_brisbane
This powerful exhibition offers a glimpse into the significance of bush medicine and the deep connection between artist and Country.
📷 Photo by Dan McCabe
“This is country after we’ve had apangw (big rain). The new grasses are coming up and the water is flowing.” - Janella Kemarre Ross
Kwatcha (water) is a valuable and a much revered resource when living out in the desert. The earth responds with vibrant joyful greens after just one downpour. All life out here celebrates to the music of rain.
Janella’s work, My Country after Apangw (Big Rain), is a joyful expression of this transformation and is available online now.
“This is country after we’ve had apangw (big rain). The new grasses are coming up and the water is flowing.” - Janella Kemarre Ross
Kwatcha (water) is a valuable and a much revered resource when living out in the desert. The earth responds with vibrant joyful greens after just one downpour. All life out here celebrates to the music of rain.
Janella’s work, My Country after Apangw (Big Rain), is a joyful expression of this transformation and is available online now.
Thank you @wentworth_brisbane for hearing our story at the opening of Ilkwa Apmer, Ilkwa Alker (Big Land, Big Sky).
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#brisbane #gallery #exhibition #aboriginalart #artistsofampilatwatja #painting #bushmedicine #desertlandscapes
Thank you @wentworth_brisbane for hearing our story at the opening of Ilkwa Apmer, Ilkwa Alker (Big Land, Big Sky).
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#brisbane #gallery #exhibition #aboriginalart #artistsofampilatwatja #painting #bushmedicine #desertlandscapes
Elizabeth & Kathleen visiting @wentworth_brisbane - all the paintings look amazing!
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#brisbane #wentworthgallery #art #painting #australianartists #exhibition #aboriginalart
Elizabeth & Kathleen visiting @wentworth_brisbane - all the paintings look amazing!
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#brisbane #wentworthgallery #art #painting #australianartists #exhibition #aboriginalart
If you’ve been thinking about adding meaningful Aboriginal art to your workspace, now’s the time.
For eligible small businesses, art purchases up to $20,000 per item may be claimed as a full tax deduction this financial year.
Every piece supports our artists and keeps culture strong.
Explore our available works online and speak with your accountant to see if your business qualifies.
If you’ve been thinking about adding meaningful Aboriginal art to your workspace, now’s the time.
For eligible small businesses, art purchases up to $20,000 per item may be claimed as a full tax deduction this financial year.
Every piece supports our artists and keeps culture strong.
Explore our available works online and speak with your accountant to see if your business qualifies.
New work from Kathleen Nanima Rambler — Mulangke Aherne (Beautiful Land) 🌸
“My country. When I go hunting out bush, as we drive along the road towards the hill you can see the beautiful land and the flowers blooming on the side of the road, and near the hills, even the beautiful gum trees.”
Kathleen’s work is a reflection of the beauty she sees and remembers, land full of life, colour, and memory.
View more of Kathleen’s work online now via the link in bio.
New work from Kathleen Nanima Rambler — Mulangke Aherne (Beautiful Land) 🌸
“My country. When I go hunting out bush, as we drive along the road towards the hill you can see the beautiful land and the flowers blooming on the side of the road, and near the hills, even the beautiful gum trees.”
Kathleen’s work is a reflection of the beauty she sees and remembers, land full of life, colour, and memory.
View more of Kathleen’s work online now via the link in bio.
Anaty Anaty Apmer (Heartland)
Rather than depicting the iconography of dreaming stories - as in the paintings of western and much other central desert art - Ampilatwatja painters reinforce their strong connection to Country in landscape form and with a strong focus on the plants used for bush medicine. After the rains, the country bursts into life in numerous shades of green, punctuated by magenta, yellow, purple, white, orange and red wildflowers.
Image: Nancy Pitjara Frank
@everywhenartspace
OPENING EVENT SATURDAY JUNE 7 2.30 pm
Curators Floor Talk & Opening Drinks: Bush medicine & plants - the unique art of Artists of Ampilatwatja
RSVP at info@everywhenart.com.au
#bushmedicine #authenticindigenousart #australianartist #centraldesertart
Anaty Anaty Apmer (Heartland)
Rather than depicting the iconography of dreaming stories - as in the paintings of western and much other central desert art - Ampilatwatja painters reinforce their strong connection to Country in landscape form and with a strong focus on the plants used for bush medicine. After the rains, the country bursts into life in numerous shades of green, punctuated by magenta, yellow, purple, white, orange and red wildflowers.
Image: Nancy Pitjara Frank
@everywhenartspace
OPENING EVENT SATURDAY JUNE 7 2.30 pm
Curators Floor Talk & Opening Drinks: Bush medicine & plants - the unique art of Artists of Ampilatwatja
RSVP at info@everywhenart.com.au
#bushmedicine #authenticindigenousart #australianartist #centraldesertart
Just a few donkey’s wanting to get in on the painting action.
Life in Ampilatwatja is full of moments like this… where country, community, and a little bit of humour meet.
Just a few donkey’s wanting to get in on the painting action.
Life in Ampilatwatja is full of moments like this… where country, community, and a little bit of humour meet.
This Saturday in Darwin join us for the opening of Alpeyt (Blossom) — our latest exhibition with @outstation_gallery , celebrating the beauty, strength and knowledge of country.
Through these new works, our artists honour the traditions of bush medicine, singing the plants into existence and painting the stories passed down by mothers, daughters and grandmothers.
🌿Outstation Gallery – Waterfront
🌿Saturday, May 31st at 11am
If you’re in Darwin, we’d love to see you there. If not, you can view the full collection online after the 31st — each painting a living connection to country.
This Saturday in Darwin join us for the opening of Alpeyt (Blossom) — our latest exhibition with @outstation_gallery , celebrating the beauty, strength and knowledge of country.
Through these new works, our artists honour the traditions of bush medicine, singing the plants into existence and painting the stories passed down by mothers, daughters and grandmothers.
🌿Outstation Gallery – Waterfront
🌿Saturday, May 31st at 11am
If you’re in Darwin, we’d love to see you there. If not, you can view the full collection online after the 31st — each painting a living connection to country.
Born near Hatches Creek, Edie Kemarre Holmes now lives in Ampilatwatja with her children and grandchildren, painting the places that hold deep meaning for her — Antarrengeny, her father’s country, and Akwerantye, her mother’s country.
“My country is Apmer Mwerrangker — beautiful country,” she shares. Whether working on canvas or in print, Edie’s art reflects a profound connection to land, memory, and tradition.
As one of the original artists of the Utopian Batik movement in the 1980s, Edie has long used art to express culture and identity. She’s passed that same passion on to her daughters, who often sit beside her painting, sharing stories and keeping knowledge alive.
Print featured: Arratherrk (bush flower)
Purchase this beautiful print online, via the link in bio.
Born near Hatches Creek, Edie Kemarre Holmes now lives in Ampilatwatja with her children and grandchildren, painting the places that hold deep meaning for her — Antarrengeny, her father’s country, and Akwerantye, her mother’s country.
“My country is Apmer Mwerrangker — beautiful country,” she shares. Whether working on canvas or in print, Edie’s art reflects a profound connection to land, memory, and tradition.
As one of the original artists of the Utopian Batik movement in the 1980s, Edie has long used art to express culture and identity. She’s passed that same passion on to her daughters, who often sit beside her painting, sharing stories and keeping knowledge alive.
Print featured: Arratherrk (bush flower)
Purchase this beautiful print online, via the link in bio.
Forging forward, we look back and acknowledge Daisy Kemarre Moss, Lilly Kemarre Morton, Colleen Ngwarraye Morton, Edie Kemarre Holmes, Michelle Pula Holmes, Lulu Pitjara Teece, founding members of the Artists of Ampilatwatja.
These important artists and elders, worked alongside the women living on Utopia, who in 1987 participated in A Picture Story - eighty-eight batik works on silk and A Summer Project representing the women’s first works on canvas.
Both projects initiated by CAAMA and acquired by The Robert Holmes a Court Collection in mid 1988.
The Artists of Ampilatwatja have painted together for 25 years.
‘Our painting has no borders, just one country. Ampilatwatja is our place, Ampilatwatja is our country’ - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney
Photo Credit - Colleen Lewis Kngwarreye - Green Budgerigar Dreaming
Forging forward, we look back and acknowledge Daisy Kemarre Moss, Lilly Kemarre Morton, Colleen Ngwarraye Morton, Edie Kemarre Holmes, Michelle Pula Holmes, Lulu Pitjara Teece, founding members of the Artists of Ampilatwatja.
These important artists and elders, worked alongside the women living on Utopia, who in 1987 participated in A Picture Story - eighty-eight batik works on silk and A Summer Project representing the women’s first works on canvas.
Both projects initiated by CAAMA and acquired by The Robert Holmes a Court Collection in mid 1988.
The Artists of Ampilatwatja have painted together for 25 years.
‘Our painting has no borders, just one country. Ampilatwatja is our place, Ampilatwatja is our country’ - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney
Photo Credit - Colleen Lewis Kngwarreye - Green Budgerigar Dreaming