
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.

LARRAKIA COUNTRY HERE WE COME!
It’s a hive of activity around the art centre as we finish off paintings and carefully pack our unique artworks ready for the journey to Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2025 (DAAF).
DAAF is the signature event from the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAF Foundation), a not-for-profit Indigenous organisation that is owned and governed by the Art Centres it represents, that celebrates the rich cultural and artistic diversity of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Centres. DAAF features stunning art inspired by Australia’s most varied locations. From remote desert and coastal regions, to rural and urban communities.
The Fair offers a unique opportunity for arts industry buyers, and art and design lovers, to purchase works directly from Indigenous owned and incorporated Art Centres. A creative space for connection, where visitors can meet artists in person, learn about Australia’s rich diverse cultural groups and be immersed in our country’s evolving contemporary Indigenous art scene.
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Just made it! A new work by Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton is officially on its way to be shown at the 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.
Julieanne’s paintings carry deep family ties and Country - passed down from her mother, senior artist Lilly Kemarre Morton, and generations of women before her.
We can’t wait for you to see it in person at DAAF.
#DAAF2025 #JulieanneNgwarrayeMorton #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArt #DesertArt
#BushMedicineDreaming

Just made it! A new work by Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton is officially on its way to be shown at the 2025
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.
Julieanne’s paintings carry deep family ties and Country - passed down from her mother, senior artist Lilly Kemarre Morton, and generations of women before her.
We can’t wait for you to see it in person at DAAF.
#DAAF2025 #JulieanneNgwarrayeMorton #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArt #DesertArt
#BushMedicineDreaming
Just made it! A new work by Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton is officially on its way to be shown at the 2025 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.
Julieanne’s paintings carry deep family ties and Country - passed down from her mother, senior artist Lilly Kemarre Morton, and generations of women before her.
We can’t wait for you to see it in person at DAAF.
#DAAF2025 #JulieanneNgwarrayeMorton #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArt #DesertArt
#BushMedicineDreaming

Just made it! A new work by Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton is officially on its way to be shown at the 2025 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair.
Julieanne’s paintings carry deep family ties and Country - passed down from her mother, senior artist Lilly Kemarre Morton, and generations of women before her.
We can’t wait for you to see it in person at DAAF.
#DAAF2025 #JulieanneNgwarrayeMorton #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArt #DesertArt
#BushMedicineDreaming
Just a reminder that voting is still open for the Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award.
Featuring the work of 15 artists from Ampilatwatja, this piece is a celebration of community, memory, and the strength of cultural knowledge.
Voting closes soon the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 8 August 2025.
Vote now via the link in bio and help us share our story with more people.

Just a reminder that voting is still open for the Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award.
Featuring the work of 15 artists from Ampilatwatja, this piece is a celebration of community, memory, and the strength of cultural knowledge.
Voting closes soon the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 8 August 2025.
Vote now via the link in bio and help us share our story with more people.
Just a reminder that voting is still open for the Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award.
Featuring the work of 15 artists from Ampilatwatja, this piece is a celebration of community, memory, and the strength of cultural knowledge.
Voting closes soon the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 8 August 2025.
Vote now via the link in bio and help us share our story with more people.

Just a reminder that voting is still open for the Telstra NATSIAA People’s Choice Award.
Featuring the work of 15 artists from Ampilatwatja, this piece is a celebration of community, memory, and the strength of cultural knowledge.
Voting closes soon the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 8 August 2025.
Vote now via the link in bio and help us share our story with more people.
We’re heading to Darwin!
@artists_of_ampilatwatja are proud to be part of the 2025 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, a celebration of culture, creativity, and community.
Join us from 7–10 August at the Darwin Convention Centre, where we’ll be showcasing a stunning collection of paintings.
Come say hello, meet our artists, and experience the colours and stories of Ampilatwatja.
#DAAF2025 #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #AboriginalArt #IndigenousArt #SupportIndigenousArt

We’re heading to Darwin!
@artists_of_ampilatwatja are proud to be part of the 2025 Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, a celebration of culture, creativity, and community.
Join us from 7–10 August at the Darwin Convention Centre, where we’ll be showcasing a stunning collection of paintings.
Come say hello, meet our artists, and experience the colours and stories of Ampilatwatja.
#DAAF2025 #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #AboriginalArt #IndigenousArt #SupportIndigenousArt
New Work by Sandra Pula Teece 🌿
Artist Sandra Pula Teece brings a quiet strength to her practice. Inspired by the generations of artists in her family, Sandra has developed her own delicate style—layered, thoughtful, and full of care.
Sandra paints slowly and methodically, creating gentle compositions that reflect her deep connection to Country. Her gift for colour mixing brings a soft richness to her work, capturing the mood of the land as she sees and feels it.
View Sandra’s latest work via the link in bio.

New Work by Sandra Pula Teece 🌿
Artist Sandra Pula Teece brings a quiet strength to her practice. Inspired by the generations of artists in her family, Sandra has developed her own delicate style—layered, thoughtful, and full of care.
Sandra paints slowly and methodically, creating gentle compositions that reflect her deep connection to Country. Her gift for colour mixing brings a soft richness to her work, capturing the mood of the land as she sees and feels it.
View Sandra’s latest work via the link in bio.
Michelle Pula Holmes paintings focus on arreth, strong bush medicine, reflecting her deep connection to country. Her work honours the traditional knowledge of the land, offering a meaningful glimpse into the culture and care that continues to sustain her community.
Michelle paints what she knows and lives. Her family still hunts and gathers traditionally, and the plants, flowers, and trees of her homeland shape her creative practice throughout the seasons.
An acclaimed artist, Michelle was part of the original Utopian Batik movement in 1988 and In 2013, she was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the 30th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA).
Michelle continues to paint with Artists of Ampilatwatja, sharing the story of her country through her striking depictions of bush medicine and desert landscape.
View her available work online now, via the link in bio.

Michelle Pula Holmes paintings focus on arreth, strong bush medicine, reflecting her deep connection to country. Her work honours the traditional knowledge of the land, offering a meaningful glimpse into the culture and care that continues to sustain her community.
Michelle paints what she knows and lives. Her family still hunts and gathers traditionally, and the plants, flowers, and trees of her homeland shape her creative practice throughout the seasons.
An acclaimed artist, Michelle was part of the original Utopian Batik movement in 1988 and In 2013, she was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the 30th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA).
Michelle continues to paint with Artists of Ampilatwatja, sharing the story of her country through her striking depictions of bush medicine and desert landscape.
View her available work online now, via the link in bio.
Thank you Sydney and all who visited us @nationalindigenousartfair and purchased artwork. Enjoy your paintings!
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#sydneylife #nationalindigenousartfair #paintings #indigenousart

Thank you Sydney and all who visited us @nationalindigenousartfair and purchased artwork. Enjoy your paintings!
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#sydneylife #nationalindigenousartfair #paintings #indigenousart
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