LATEST WORK
Maisie Petyarre Bundey – Bush Tucker
$4,004.98
Jacinta Pula Morrison – View of Country
$1,434.99
Ntang Native Seeds
$330.00
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 KATHLEEN NANIMA RAMBLER
I began painting with the Artists of Ampilatwatja in 2010.
My inspiration comes from my homeland, I am originally from Barrow Creek and painting my homeland connects me to remembering my home. My husband Ricky Holmes is a traditional owner of Ampilatwatja.
Recently I was taught how to produce prints. I really enjoy carving the lino and working towards the big picture. I have been shown how to start a print and all that happens along the way. This experience has made me think more graphically – in black and white, whereas I always work in colour when I am painting. Working in monochrome has made me think more about changing my mark making, composition and construction of my art to make an impact.
I paint and work at the art centre and now I am responsible for helping all the artists at Ampilatwatja to make beautiful prints.
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“Bush medicine plants are used for healing as oils on the body and tea 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.”
Bush medicine knowledge is still strong in Ampilatwatja, it continues to be passed down to the younger generations and is widely used.
When the women go hunting they often gather bush medicine. The plants depicted here are found in the country around Ampilatwatja, they are used for soothing skin infections and to make a drink to help with colds and coughs.
Painting bush medicine stories is important because it helps to maintain a strong knowledge and culture for the community.
#bushmedicine #artistofAmpilatwatja #indigenoustraditions
“Bush medicine plants are used for healing as oils on the body and tea 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.”
Bush medicine knowledge is still strong in Ampilatwatja, it continues to be passed down to the younger generations and is widely used.
When the women go hunting they often gather bush medicine. The plants depicted here are found in the country around Ampilatwatja, they are used for soothing skin infections and to make a drink to help with colds and coughs.
Painting bush medicine stories is important because it helps to maintain a strong knowledge and culture for the community.
#bushmedicine #artistofAmpilatwatja #indigenoustraditions
“I am inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that grow on my great grandmother’s country — they make me happy and content. We swim in the river and look for bush banana, bush potato and wild oranges.” – Sevania Kemarre Bonney.
Sevania’s Wild Orange print is a tender reflection of the connection between Country, memory and family.
Through carefully carved lines and marks, Sevania brings to life the knowledge of Country passed down through generations.
Discover more from Sevania Kemarre Bonney and the artists of Ampilatwatja now via the link in bio.
#AmpilatwatjaArt #IndigenousPrintmaking #BushTucker #ConnectionToCountry
“I am inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that grow on my great grandmother’s country — they make me happy and content. We swim in the river and look for bush banana, bush potato and wild oranges.” – Sevania Kemarre Bonney.
Sevania’s Wild Orange print is a tender reflection of the connection between Country, memory and family.
Through carefully carved lines and marks, Sevania brings to life the knowledge of Country passed down through generations.
Discover more from Sevania Kemarre Bonney and the artists of Ampilatwatja now via the link in bio.
#AmpilatwatjaArt #IndigenousPrintmaking #BushTucker #ConnectionToCountry
Happy International Women’s Day to all the creative, talented artists of Ampilatwatja who have worked so hard over the past year to produce the most amazing paintings. Sisters, mothers, daughters, aunties and grandmothers painting strong!
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#iwd #womenwhopaint #aboriginalartists #australianartists
Happy International Women’s Day to all the creative, talented artists of Ampilatwatja who have worked so hard over the past year to produce the most amazing paintings. Sisters, mothers, daughters, aunties and grandmothers painting strong!
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#iwd #womenwhopaint #aboriginalartists #australianartists
Our Artarn-akeyel pronounced (adar nah keel) print collection is now offically live.
Each limited edition print is hand-carved and printed by the Artists of Ampilatwatja, sharing stories of Country through bush medicine plants, waterholes, and wildflowers.
With only a small number available, these prints won’t last long.
Discover the collection now - link in bio.
The Artists of Ampilatwatja would also like to take the opportunity to thank @peta.west.artist for her guidance on this project.
#indigenousart #indigenousartist #artprint
Our Artarn-akeyel pronounced (adar nah keel) print collection is now offically live.
Each limited edition print is hand-carved and printed by the Artists of Ampilatwatja, sharing stories of Country through bush medicine plants, waterholes, and wildflowers.
With only a small number available, these prints won’t last long.
Discover the collection now - link in bio.
The Artists of Ampilatwatja would also like to take the opportunity to thank @peta.west.artist for her guidance on this project.
#indigenousart #indigenousartist #artprint
This Thursday, our first ever limited edition print collection Artarn-akeyel pronounced (adar nah keel) will be live.
Hand-carved, hand-printed — each artwork carries the stories of Ampilatwatja, passed down through generations.
Join our mailing list to be the first to hear when the collection is available.
#IndigenousArt #IndigenousPrint #AuthenticIndigenousArt
This Thursday, our first ever limited edition print collection Artarn-akeyel pronounced (adar nah keel) will be live.
Hand-carved, hand-printed — each artwork carries the stories of Ampilatwatja, passed down through generations.
Join our mailing list to be the first to hear when the collection is available.
#IndigenousArt #IndigenousPrint #AuthenticIndigenousArt
Every Artarn-akeyel pronounced adar nah keel (making a track) print begins with the artist’s hand.
Using sharp Japanese carving tools, the artists carefully draw and carve their designs into lino plates — depicting waterholes, bush medicine plants, wildflowers, and sand hills.
The carved plate is then hand-inked and pressed onto archival paper, capturing the smallest details of each story.
Artarn-akeyel prints from the Artists of Ampilatwatja are coming this week - Join our mailing list to be the first to hear when the collection is available.
#indigenousart #indigenousprint #bushmedicine
Every Artarn-akeyel pronounced adar nah keel (making a track) print begins with the artist’s hand.
Using sharp Japanese carving tools, the artists carefully draw and carve their designs into lino plates — depicting waterholes, bush medicine plants, wildflowers, and sand hills.
The carved plate is then hand-inked and pressed onto archival paper, capturing the smallest details of each story.
Artarn-akeyel prints from the Artists of Ampilatwatja are coming this week - Join our mailing list to be the first to hear when the collection is available.
#indigenousart #indigenousprint #bushmedicine
Sneaky Peek……the band is back together and we are painting strong, side by side.
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#painting #aboriginalart #womenwhopaint #australianartists #remoteartcentre #northernterritoryaustralia
Sneaky Peek……the band is back together and we are painting strong, side by side.
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#painting #aboriginalart #womenwhopaint #australianartists #remoteartcentre #northernterritoryaustralia
So much happiness in a Susan Ngwarrarye Philomac painting.
For more information visit our website - link in bio.
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#australianartist #aboriginalart #womenwhopaint #australianlandscapepainting #remoteartcentre
So much happiness in a Susan Ngwarrarye Philomac painting.
For more information visit our website - link in bio.
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#australianartist #aboriginalart #womenwhopaint #australianlandscapepainting #remoteartcentre
We’ve been printing up a storm, the young and the old, we’ve all worked together. We can’t wait to launch our new prints in March.
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#linoprint #aboriginalart #womenwhoprint #remoteartcentre
We’ve been printing up a storm, the young and the old, we’ve all worked together. We can’t wait to launch our new prints in March.
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#linoprint #aboriginalart #womenwhoprint #remoteartcentre
Juliet Ngwarraye Morton’s latest painting ‘Bushflowers’ is just one of the beautiful artworks recently dropped and available for purchase on our website (link in bio).
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#unique #aboriginalart #painting #bushflowers #julietngwarrayemorton
Juliet Ngwarraye Morton’s latest painting ‘Bushflowers’ is just one of the beautiful artworks recently dropped and available for purchase on our website (link in bio).
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#unique #aboriginalart #painting #bushflowers #julietngwarrayemorton
Alana’s paintings always make us smile, now she is carving Lino to make a joyful print. Everyone at the art centre is waiting to see what colour she prints.
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#linoprinting #aboriginalart #learningnewthings #alanangwarrayeholmes #remoteartcentre
Alana’s paintings always make us smile, now she is carving Lino to make a joyful print. Everyone at the art centre is waiting to see what colour she prints.
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#linoprinting #aboriginalart #learningnewthings #alanangwarrayeholmes #remoteartcentre
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney sharing her Grandmothers country.
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#australianartist #womenwhopaint #aboriginalartist
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney sharing her Grandmothers country.
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#australianartist #womenwhopaint #aboriginalartist
In Melbourne this weekend?
Salt Contemporary Art in partnership with Everywhen Art and the Artists of Ampilatwatja are presenting
Aketh-Aketh - (Becoming Light)
The early light of dawn is celebrated in this
evocative exhibition of new paintings by artists of the community of Ampilatwatja, NT.
Well known for their detailed, luminously coloured paintings of bush medicine plants and views of country, the 15 artists in this exhibition have depicted their lands illuminated by the first rays of the sun.
February 6 - March 2, 2025
📷Denise Ngwarraye Bonney
@saltcontemporaryart
@everywhenartspace
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#indigenousart #painting #ampilatwatja #australianartists #saltcontemporaryart #exhibition
In Melbourne this weekend?
Salt Contemporary Art in partnership with Everywhen Art and the Artists of Ampilatwatja are presenting
Aketh-Aketh - (Becoming Light)
The early light of dawn is celebrated in this
evocative exhibition of new paintings by artists of the community of Ampilatwatja, NT.
Well known for their detailed, luminously coloured paintings of bush medicine plants and views of country, the 15 artists in this exhibition have depicted their lands illuminated by the first rays of the sun.
February 6 - March 2, 2025
📷Denise Ngwarraye Bonney
@saltcontemporaryart
@everywhenartspace
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#indigenousart #painting #ampilatwatja #australianartists #saltcontemporaryart #exhibition
We are learning to spin the printing wheel, we are all teaching each other today. Thursdays are for bush flowers and bush medicine plants.
📷Sevania Kemarre Bonney & Kathleen Nanima Rambler
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#printing #linoprinting #bushflowers #bushmedicineplants #aboriginalart #remoteartcentre #womenwhoprint
We are learning to spin the printing wheel, we are all teaching each other today. Thursdays are for bush flowers and bush medicine plants.
📷Sevania Kemarre Bonney & Kathleen Nanima Rambler
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#printing #linoprinting #bushflowers #bushmedicineplants #aboriginalart #remoteartcentre #womenwhoprint
It’s been a busy week learning how to operate the printing press the safe way. The Artists of Ampilatwatja have also been carving some stunning lino blocks. One by one our collection of prints is growing. 🙏🏽 @peta.west.artist for showing us the right way.
📷 Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney
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#printing #linoprint #remoteartcentre #aboriginalartist #elizabethngwarrayebonney #blackandwhite #prints
It’s been a busy week learning how to operate the printing press the safe way. The Artists of Ampilatwatja have also been carving some stunning lino blocks. One by one our collection of prints is growing. 🙏🏽 @peta.west.artist for showing us the right way.
📷 Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney
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#printing #linoprint #remoteartcentre #aboriginalartist #elizabethngwarrayebonney #blackandwhite #prints
Thank you @michaelreid.southernhighlands we love seeing the beautiful photos of ‘Edie And Her Daughters’ exhibition.
My fathers’ country is Antarrengeny; my mothers’ country is Akwerantye. We paint because we enjoy it.” Edie paints her country, “Apmer Mwerrangker”, meaning beautiful country. “If I’m not painting, I like to go hunting for goanna and bush potato. I hope in the future, I can just keep going around here.” Edie has continued to develop her own style, and she is easily recognised by her ghost gum trees and fine dot work. She was also one of the original artists in the Utopian Batik movement in the 1980’s. Edie, Alana and Joyrene depict Antarrengeny, “when there has been no rain and the land shimmers like jewels. It is the open flat country, after a bushfire, when only the young grasses and the trees are growing and where there is good hunting.” as Edie so beautifully describes it.
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#gallery #southernhighlands #michaelreidsouthernhighlands #aboriginalart #painting #bushflowers #desert #landscapes #womenwhopaint #ampilatwatja #joyrenengwarrayeholmes #alanangwarrayeholmes #ediekemarreholmes
Thank you @michaelreid.southernhighlands we love seeing the beautiful photos of ‘Edie And Her Daughters’ exhibition.
My fathers’ country is Antarrengeny; my mothers’ country is Akwerantye. We paint because we enjoy it.” Edie paints her country, “Apmer Mwerrangker”, meaning beautiful country. “If I’m not painting, I like to go hunting for goanna and bush potato. I hope in the future, I can just keep going around here.” Edie has continued to develop her own style, and she is easily recognised by her ghost gum trees and fine dot work. She was also one of the original artists in the Utopian Batik movement in the 1980’s. Edie, Alana and Joyrene depict Antarrengeny, “when there has been no rain and the land shimmers like jewels. It is the open flat country, after a bushfire, when only the young grasses and the trees are growing and where there is good hunting.” as Edie so beautifully describes it.
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#gallery #southernhighlands #michaelreidsouthernhighlands #aboriginalart #painting #bushflowers #desert #landscapes #womenwhopaint #ampilatwatja #joyrenengwarrayeholmes #alanangwarrayeholmes #ediekemarreholmes