LATEST WORK
Janella Kemarre Ross – View Of Country
$1,086.66
Alec Pula Lewis – View of Country
$1,279.99
Beverly Pula Luck – My Mother’s Country
$2,989.99
Levina Pitjara Morton – My Country
$2,019.99
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.
Kwaty Penh (After the Rain)
My name is Kathleen Nanima Rambler, I have been an arts worker for a long time, this year I wanted to manage our art project for Desertmob. The workshops we do at the art centre gave me an idea and I thought it would work well for all the ladies, we could all paint together.
While the artists worked they had big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries would be out soon and how delicious they are. They were laughs and big stories about old family stories, ceremony business and dancing.
Artists who had not visited the Art Centre for a while came along joined in. Artists told other artists to give away painting on their own canvases and come join in painting on the paper as it was special. We chatted about what colours to use next and were inspired by what each other was painting, we encouraged each other and also told each other what type of flowers would look best in what area, lots of sharing. All of our designs were different but we chatted and made sure that they worked as one. We also told each other to stop painting when we thought it was done.
Everyone was happy with our work, everyone was proud, everyone talked that it was the first time they had painted flowers over big flowers and big leaves and they liked it. We were inspired to do the same in our own personal artwork. We were so excited when it was finally complete, and we could look at it as one and see so much. There was much chatter about whose flower was whose.
We loved painting this work, and are inspired for the future too with all that we learnt. I love that everyone came into the Art Centre to work together, we all live in separate houses and it felt good for everyone to be here. The old ladies loved to come into the centre, to be with their family and friends and other old ladies. They loved talking with each other about the old times and we all loved hearing about their stories. We loved having to think about things and putting our thinking caps on to work out what was best for the artwork, to have to ask each other about the artwork because we usually just work on our own painting.
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Artna Alpeyt – (Bush Flowers)
New works by Artists of Ampilatwatja
@saltcontemporaryart in partnership with @everywhenartspace & Artists of Ampilatwatja
February 5 – March 1, 2026
14 artists from Artists of Ampilatwatja have chosen the evocative subject of bush flowers. Flowering plants of the region – most of which are used for bush medicine – include Wild Berry Emu Bush, Irmangka Irmangka, Green Bird Flower, Bush Plum, Bush Tomato, Yellow Acacia and many more.
Susan McCulloch, Exhibition curator
Saturday February 14 at 2pm: Curator’s Floor Talk
presented by Susan McCulloch OAM - contact Salt Contemporary Art for preview or bookings for floor talk.
📷 Kindy Kemarre Ross - Irrultja is My Country
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#australianart #indigenousart #remoteartcentre #bushflowers #bushmedicine
“After the rain the enookecha (kunga berry)come out, the rain makes the flowers and seeds fall to the ground …….”
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney
See more of Elizabeth’s stunning paintings via our website (link in bio)
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#desertrain #australianartist #bushmedicine #wildflower
The storm clouds are coming over the bushland at Barrow Creek which is my Father’s country. It is very hot and dry over summer, then the rains come, it make the bush fresh, and the bush turkeys are fat. It is my Uncle’s country - he can make it rain, my mother’s side have the power to make rain come with their totems.
Kathleen Nanima Rambler
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#summerstorm #desert #australianartists
End of year party in full swing! ✨
Celebrating a great year with all our incredible artist.
Bring the spirit of Country into your home with prints by the Artists of Ampilatwatja. 🌿✨
A selection are still available, perfect as a thoughtful gift for someone special or yourself.
Order before tomorrow to be sent before we close up for the year.
Bring a piece of country into someone’s home this Christmas 🎄
Art by the @artists_of_ampilatwatja shares stories of land, bush medicine, and community a gift that carries meaning and connection. Make sure your orders reach us before we close on 5th January.
Beautiful new work by Michelle Pula Holmes - Online now.
#ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArtAustralia #AboriginalArt
Artist Spotlight ✨
Kathleen Ngwarraye Holmes paints with the deep familiarity of Barrow Creek, the hills, the hunting trips, the family memories that continue to guide her hand. Her fine dot work and bright, patterned landscapes are unmistakably her own, shaped by a lifetime of watching, learning, and creating alongside her family.
Kathleen not only brings beauty to canvas, she brings strength to our art centre. We are deeply grateful for her hard work, dedication, and the care she shows our community every day.
Thank you, Kathleen, for everything you give to Ampilatwatja.
#artistspotlight #artcentre #indigenousartist
Maisie Petyarre Bundey working on one of her recent works 🌿
On the eve of her exhibition @michaelreid.southernhighlands @peta.west.artist took the time to show us around her lovely South Coast studio. @ramblerkathleen enjoyed seeing how peta creates her magically large works. Kathleen can’t wait to get back on the tools at the art centre. Many Thanks Peta.
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Canberrians Come visit us at the AlATSIS Indigenous Art Market! Saturday 8 November: 10am
to 4pm. Sunday 9 November: 10am to 3pm.
Stall 19 on the lawns of AlATSIS Maraga building
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#canberra #aiatsisartmarket #painting #aboriginalart #bushflowers #australianartist
@artists_of_ampilatwatja create work that is unmistakably their own.
Each painting honours bush medicine, waterholes, mountains, and sand hills, offering a glimpse into the community’s connection to Country.
#AboriginalArt #SupportArtists #IndigenousArtAustralia
Mother and daughter artists, Lulu Pitjara Teece and Selina Pula Teece, recently took part in the Gallery of Central Australia (GOCA) artist residency program 🙌🏼
During their stay, both artists enjoyed exploring the beauty of Uluru, sharing the stories behind their paintings with visitors from around the world and experiencing the magic of seeing the big red rock once again.
Just a reminder!
We will be at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market next month in Canberra.
Come see our latest works, meet the artists, and explore authentic Aboriginal art all sales go directly to the artists and their communities.
📅 Friday 7 – Sunday 9 November 2025
📍 AIATSIS Maraga Building, Acton Peninsula
#ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArtMarket #AboriginalArt #SupportArtists
We are based 325km north-east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) on Aherrenge country, home of the Alyawarre people. 🌿
#ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArtAustralia #AboriginalArt
New work by Anita Pula Bailey
“Bush medicine plants are used for healing on the body and for drinking. We make this by grinding the plants with a rock, we use the juice and the fibre of the plant. We collect bush medicine plants when we are out hunting. Different kinds of plants grow during different seasons. There are lots of different medicines, we know what their stories are, we learnt them from our parents and we teach these stories to our children.” – Anita Pula Bailey
Anita’s paintings carry this knowledge onto canvas, sharing the strength and significance of bush medicine with the wider world.
#AnitaPulaBailey #ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArtAustralia #BushMedicine #AboriginalArt
We are proud to be part of this year’s AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market.
From 7–9 November 2025, we’ll be bringing a selection of paintings prints and work on paper that celebrate Country, bush medicine, and the stories of our community.
We can’t wait to share our work on the beautiful Acton Peninsula alongside so many other incredible First Nations artists and art centres.
#ArtistsOfAmpilatwatja #IndigenousArtAustralia #AIATSIS #CanberraEvents #AboriginalArt
