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Janganpa Jukurrpa (Brush-tail Possum Dreaming)- Mawurrji by Chris Japanangka Michaels

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We are proud to share that Jeanie Napangardi Lewis is a finalist in the 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. 🔥

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We are proud to share that Jeanie Napangardi Lewis is a finalist in the 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. 🔥

Head to our website to view these new works by our emerging artists.

Antonia Napangardi Michaels
Norissa Nampijinpa Watson
Dorothy Napurrurla Dickson
Tasha Nampijinpa Collins
Kershini Napaljarri Collins
Cindy Nakamarra Gibson
Anita Nakamarra Gibson
Sabrina Nungurrayi Gibson
Krishana Petrick
Michael Japaljarri Wayne

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Head to our website to view these new works by our emerging artists.

Antonia Napangardi Michaels
Norissa Nampijinpa Watson
Dorothy Napurrurla Dickson
Tasha Nampijinpa Collins
Kershini Napaljarri Collins
Cindy Nakamarra Gibson
Anita Nakamarra Gibson
Sabrina Nungurrayi Gibson
Krishana Petrick
Michael Japaljarri Wayne

It is with the greatest sadness that we share the loss of our dear friend, colleague and previous chairman O. Jungurrayi Sims. Jungurrayi passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning. He was lovingly cared for by his two sisters Wendy Nungurrayi Brown and Lyn Nungurrayi Sims, his wife Ormay Nangala Gallagher, along with their extended families and community. We thank the Alice Spring Hospital, Royal Flying Doctors, Yuendumu Clinic and Purple House who supported his wish to pass away on country.

Jungurrayi was born in 1960 in Yuendumu. He was one of seven children of founding Warlukurlungu Artists, Paddy Japaljarri Sims and Bessie Nakamara Sims. Some of Jungurrayi’s most cherish memories, were of his childhood traveling and camping with his family in the country of his ancestors. He went to primary school in Yuendumu and then high school at Yirrara College. He continued his education in Alice Springs, at Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education and attended further studies in Sydney and Perth. Jungurrayi was also a devout Christian and trained as an evangelical pastor in Townsville. Jungurrayi painted for Warlukurlangu Artists for over 3 decades. He was elected to its executive committee in 2002 and served as Chairman of Warlukurlangu from 2007-2023. Jungurrayi also served on the Desart board as their Chairperson.

Jungurrayi was immensely proud to follow in his parents` footsteps, as an artist and authority on Warlpiri culture and art. He was an eccentric and colourful personality, a joyful charmer and captivating storyteller, who had a lasting impact on all who met him. Jungurrayi painted his father Paddy’s stories of his country - stories that were passed down to Paddy by his own father, and their fathers before that for millennia. Jungurrayi travelled the globe with enthusiasm and panache, passionately representing Warlukurlangu Artists at many exhibitions, conferences and symposiums. Jungurrayi vividly shared his adventures, as an advocate and ambassador of Warlpiri art with his community and family right up to the end. May he now rest in peace as he joins his father, mother, brothers and dear sister.

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It is with the greatest sadness that we share the loss of our dear friend, colleague and previous chairman O. Jungurrayi Sims. Jungurrayi passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning. He was lovingly cared for by his two sisters Wendy Nungurrayi Brown and Lyn Nungurrayi Sims, his wife Ormay Nangala Gallagher, along with their extended families and community. We thank the Alice Spring Hospital, Royal Flying Doctors, Yuendumu Clinic and Purple House who supported his wish to pass away on country.

Jungurrayi was born in 1960 in Yuendumu. He was one of seven children of founding Warlukurlungu Artists, Paddy Japaljarri Sims and Bessie Nakamara Sims. Some of Jungurrayi’s most cherish memories, were of his childhood traveling and camping with his family in the country of his ancestors. He went to primary school in Yuendumu and then high school at Yirrara College. He continued his education in Alice Springs, at Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education and attended further studies in Sydney and Perth. Jungurrayi was also a devout Christian and trained as an evangelical pastor in Townsville. Jungurrayi painted for Warlukurlangu Artists for over 3 decades. He was elected to its executive committee in 2002 and served as Chairman of Warlukurlangu from 2007-2023. Jungurrayi also served on the Desart board as their Chairperson.

Jungurrayi was immensely proud to follow in his parents' footsteps, as an artist and authority on Warlpiri culture and art. He was an eccentric and colourful personality, a joyful charmer and captivating storyteller, who had a lasting impact on all who met him. Jungurrayi painted his father Paddy’s stories of his country - stories that were passed down to Paddy by his own father, and their fathers before that for millennia. Jungurrayi travelled the globe with enthusiasm and panache, passionately representing Warlukurlangu Artists at many exhibitions, conferences and symposiums. Jungurrayi vividly shared his adventures, as an advocate and ambassador of Warlpiri art with his community and family right up to the end. May he now rest in peace as he joins his father, mother, brothers and dear sister.

New works online:

Margaret Nangala Gallagher
Lorraine Nungurrayi Granites
Hilda Nakamarra Rogers
Kershini Napaljarri Collins
Nancy Nungurrayi Collins
Evelyn Nangala Robertson
Narelle Nangala Brown
Christine Napanangka Michael
Majorie Nampjinpa Brown

Sabrina Napangardi Granites

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New works online:

Margaret Nangala Gallagher
Lorraine Nungurrayi Granites
Hilda Nakamarra Rogers
Kershini Napaljarri Collins
Nancy Nungurrayi Collins
Evelyn Nangala Robertson
Narelle Nangala Brown
Christine Napanangka Michael
Majorie Nampjinpa Brown

Sabrina Napangardi Granites

Julie Nangala Robertson, Mina Mina Jukurrpa, 2024, installation view, The Intelligence of Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2025.

The Intelligence of Painting throws a spotlight on the energy of contemporary painting in Australia today through the work of 14 Australian women artists.
The exhibition includes recent MCA Collection acquisitions, as well as new and recent paintings by Karen Black, Angela Brennan, Eleanor Louise Butt, Prudence Flint, Maria Madeira, Thea Anamara Perkins, Kerrie Poliness, Jude Rae, Jessica Rankin, Julie Nangala Robertson, Gemma Smith, Jelena Telecki, Jenny Watson and Nyapanyapa Yunupingu.

The Intelligence of Painting responds to the MCA’s commitment to be a platform for living artists and the Museum’s privileged role in showcasing their art to the broader public in Australia and to the world.

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Julie Nangala Robertson, Mina Mina Jukurrpa, 2024, installation view, The Intelligence of Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2025.

The Intelligence of Painting throws a spotlight on the energy of contemporary painting in Australia today through the work of 14 Australian women artists.
The exhibition includes recent MCA Collection acquisitions, as well as new and recent paintings by Karen Black, Angela Brennan, Eleanor Louise Butt, Prudence Flint, Maria Madeira, Thea Anamara Perkins, Kerrie Poliness, Jude Rae, Jessica Rankin, Julie Nangala Robertson, Gemma Smith, Jelena Telecki, Jenny Watson and Nyapanyapa Yunupingu.

The Intelligence of Painting responds to the MCA’s commitment to be a platform for living artists and the Museum’s privileged role in showcasing their art to the broader public in Australia and to the world.

Ngatijirri Jukurrpa (Budgerigar Dreaming) by Kershini Napaljarri Collins

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Ngatijirri Jukurrpa (Budgerigar Dreaming) by Kershini Napaljarri Collins

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Head to the website to check out these lastest arrivals.

#30x30
#prestretched

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Head to the website to check out these lastest arrivals.

#30x30
#prestretched

Cooking kangaroo tails in the rain.

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New works up on the website 🔥

Kelly Napanangka Michaels
Sabrina Nangala Robertson
Hilda Nakamarra Rogers
Margaret Nangala Gallagher
Nola Napangardi Fisher
Sabrina Nungurrayi Gibson
Michael Japaljarri Wayne
Sarah Napaljarri Simms
Peggy Nampijinpa Brown

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New works up on the website 🔥

Kelly Napanangka Michaels
Sabrina Nangala Robertson
Hilda Nakamarra Rogers
Margaret Nangala Gallagher
Nola Napangardi Fisher
Sabrina Nungurrayi Gibson
Michael Japaljarri Wayne
Sarah Napaljarri Simms
Peggy Nampijinpa Brown

Jeanie Napangardi Lewis

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Mina Mina by Jeanie Napangardi Lewis.

"Mina Mina is my grandmother’s country. I paint her Jukurrpa. Kanakurlangu. Women’s Dreaming. The women who danced and pierced the ground. They danced and made the land. Mina Mina – soakages, lake, sandhills and too many trees. They made that country. My grandmother gave me her Jukurrpa. They taught me, by painting designs on me in ceremony. We danced and sang that country and now I hold the responsibility. Today I paint Mina Mina on canvas. I learnt to paint by watching and now mark out the Jukurrpa in my own way. This is my country. I danced this Jukurrpa, at Mina Mina, next to my sisters. We were lined up, our feet firmly on the ground. The sand between our toes. As we moved across the sand, we sang the country. Following the tracks of the women that came before us. We danced in unison. I know and hold that Jukurrpa.

Mina Mina is country rich and plentiful. Bursting with bush tucker - big yams, desert raisons, tomato and truffle. I miss being at Mina Mina, my home. I think about digging in the sand for goanna’s, collecting those little berries and fruit. I remember when I was a young girl and we lived on the land, walking and travelling with my family. I feel a deep homesickness for that place and cry for my family and the time when we lived on the ground. I think about them as I slowly paint the designs and dot my canvas. All the people we have lost. I am one of the last ones from that time. My sister and I. We are holding onto and remembering Mina Mina."

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Mina Mina by Jeanie Napangardi Lewis.

"Mina Mina is my grandmother’s country. I paint her Jukurrpa. Kanakurlangu. Women’s Dreaming. The women who danced and pierced the ground. They danced and made the land. Mina Mina – soakages, lake, sandhills and too many trees. They made that country. My grandmother gave me her Jukurrpa. They taught me, by painting designs on me in ceremony. We danced and sang that country and now I hold the responsibility. Today I paint Mina Mina on canvas. I learnt to paint by watching and now mark out the Jukurrpa in my own way. This is my country. I danced this Jukurrpa, at Mina Mina, next to my sisters. We were lined up, our feet firmly on the ground. The sand between our toes. As we moved across the sand, we sang the country. Following the tracks of the women that came before us. We danced in unison. I know and hold that Jukurrpa.

Mina Mina is country rich and plentiful. Bursting with bush tucker - big yams, desert raisons, tomato and truffle. I miss being at Mina Mina, my home. I think about digging in the sand for goanna’s, collecting those little berries and fruit. I remember when I was a young girl and we lived on the land, walking and travelling with my family. I feel a deep homesickness for that place and cry for my family and the time when we lived on the ground. I think about them as I slowly paint the designs and dot my canvas. All the people we have lost. I am one of the last ones from that time. My sister and I. We are holding onto and remembering Mina Mina."

Healthy dogs means healthy people. You can help support the Warlukurlangu Artists Dog Program by purchasing one of these beautiful Karen Napaljarri Barnes T-shirts.

$75
plus $15 for postage.

unisex adult sizes
XS-XXL

Please email orders to info@warlu.com

Cormac (blue crocs) is size 10 and wearing the Ben T-shirt in extra small
Wattie (lime crocs) is size 10 and wearing the Nika T-shirt in extra small.

#karennapaljarribarnes
#warlukurlanguartistsdogprogram
#aussiedesertdogs
#happymodels

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Healthy dogs means healthy people. You can help support the Warlukurlangu Artists Dog Program by purchasing one of these beautiful Karen Napaljarri Barnes T-shirts.

$75
plus $15 for postage.

unisex adult sizes
XS-XXL

Please email orders to info@warlu.com

Cormac (blue crocs) is size 10 and wearing the Ben T-shirt in extra small
Wattie (lime crocs) is size 10 and wearing the Nika T-shirt in extra small.

#karennapaljarribarnes
#warlukurlanguartistsdogprogram
#aussiedesertdogs
#happymodels

Beautiful, new gems from the studios in Yuendumu and Nyirrpi. All these pre-stretched works have just been uploaded to our website.

#smallpaintings
#30x30
#firstnationsart
#warlpiriart
#aboriginalownedartcentres
#ethicalandtransparent
#remoteaboriginalcommunities
#aboriginalowned
#australianmade
#supportlivingartists

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Beautiful, new gems from the studios in Yuendumu and Nyirrpi. All these pre-stretched works have just been uploaded to our website.

#smallpaintings
#30x30
#firstnationsart
#warlpiriart
#aboriginalownedartcentres
#ethicalandtransparent
#remoteaboriginalcommunities
#aboriginalowned
#australianmade
#supportlivingartists

YOU CAN VOLUNTEER WITH US! For the last two decades, Warlukurlangu Artists have hosted thousands of volunteers from across Australia and all over the world. For further details and to sign up for a life changing adventure, please visit our website or contact us on info@warlu.com

#volunteering
#volunteeringNT
#volunteeringaustralia
#volunteersneeded
#visitcentralaustralia
#warluworkers

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A new Warlu range has just launched at Spotlight. Gloria Napangardi Gill`s beautiful Seed Dreaming is available in store and online.

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A new Warlu range has just launched at Spotlight. Gloria Napangardi Gill's beautiful Seed Dreaming is available in store and online.

Another day, another Warlu Barbie. Happy Christmas from everyone at Nyirrpi!

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Another day, another Warlu Barbie. Happy Christmas from everyone at Nyirrpi!

Vanetta Nampijinpa Hudson’s beautiful Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa. 🔥

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Vanetta Nampijinpa Hudson’s beautiful Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa. 🔥

Come and join us for our Christmas BBQ at the Yuendumu Art Centre. Nyirrpi BBQ tomorrow.

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Come and join us for our Christmas BBQ at the Yuendumu Art Centre. Nyirrpi BBQ tomorrow.

We have a beautiful selection of works by Julie and Sabrina Nangala Robertson available at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market. Visit us in person between 10am and 3pm tomorrow.

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We have a beautiful selection of works by Julie and Sabrina Nangala Robertson available at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market. Visit us in person between 10am and 3pm tomorrow.

AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market in person and online. #iamaiatsis

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AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market in person and online. #iamaiatsis

We will be at AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market in Canberra from 10am to 4pm tomorrow. Come and check out all the beautiful painting from Nyirrpi and Yuendumu. #iamaiatsis

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We will be at AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market in Canberra from 10am to 4pm tomorrow. Come and check out all the beautiful painting from Nyirrpi and Yuendumu. #iamaiatsis

We are so excited to be launching new Karen Napaljarri Barnes T-Shirts. These will be available at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market which begins in Canberra tomorrow.

Friday: 10am to 8pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 10am to 3pm

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We are so excited to be launching new Karen Napaljarri Barnes T-Shirts. These will be available at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market which begins in Canberra tomorrow.

Friday: 10am to 8pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 10am to 3pm

Some of the works available online at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market 2024 #iamaiatsis

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Some of the works available online at the AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market 2024 #iamaiatsis

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