Felicia Aroney
Felicia Aroney is Western Australian born, now living and working in Sydney as a leading contemporary artist. Felicia draws inspiration from her European heritage, channeling the distressed and peeled painted facades of classical architecture. Working with oils and acrylics, her distinctive abstracted floral works utilise a highly sculptural mark-making process. Using a palette knife to […]
Jorna Newberry
Jorna Newberry 1959 – 3 Feb 2025 Jorna Newberry is a Pitjantjatjara artist, was born 1959 at Angus Downs. Jorna divided her time between Warakurna, Irrunytju and Alice Springs where she has family, living between the traditional culture of her indigenous background and a contemporary one. When visiting her lands she would regularly go bush with the […]
Matt Adnate
Matt Adnate One of Adnate’s notable achievements is his 20-storey mural on a housing commission building in Melbourne. This mural serves as a striking portrayal of the diverse individuals and communities living in the housing estate, showcasing their stories and humanity. It has become a symbol of inclusivity and community empowerment, shedding light on those […]
Freda Brady
The Ken Sister – Tingila Yaritji Young, Maringka Tunkin, Sandra Ken, Freda Brady and Tjungkara Ken – are part of this desert art tradition, a distinct lineage formed initially by women, under the name of Minymaku Arts (meaning ‘belonging to women’), just twenty years ago in Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. By […]
Maringka Tunkin
The Ken Sister – Tingila Yaritji Young, Maringka Tunkin, Sandra Ken, Freda Brady and Tjungkara Ken – are part of this desert art tradition, a distinct lineage formed initially by women, under the name of Minymaku Arts (meaning ‘belonging to women’), just twenty years ago in Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. By […]
Charles Blackman – Works on Paper
Charles Blackman OBE was born in Sydney in 1928 he died in Sydney on the 20 Aug 2018 Also known as Charles Raymond Blackman a Artist (Painter), Printmaker, Draughtsman, Theatre / Film Designer Blackman was appointed an Officer of the (OBE) for services to Australian art in 1977. Artistic Career Achievements: A portrait of Blackman by […]
Crispin Akerman
Crispin Akerman is a visual artist living and working in the South West of Western Australia. He grew up in the Perth Hills then Wanneroo where he spent his spare time in the bush, drawing, painting, and playing music. He went to Claremont art school for a brief time before joining Perth band Eurogliders. After […]
Diana Watson
“What inspires me to make art? Everything. It is a complete way of life, never far from my thoughts. Seeing beauty all around me, colours, shapes, shadows, nature and the challenge of putting it on canvas.” Diana Watson. Australian artist Diana Watson’s elegant still-life paintings have earned the Sydney-based artist great repute locally, and now […]
Tjungkara Ken
Tjungkara Ken was born in Amata (SA) in 1969 and was one of the first young artists to begin working with Tjala Arts (in 1997). Ken said, “I do paintings about my country. That’s ngura: rockholes and the land, the hills and big creek beds. Sometimes I do stories about the Seven Sisters and about […]
Tanya Brady
The Ken Sister – Tingila Yaritji Young, Maringka Tunkin, Sandra Ken, Freda Brady and Tjungkara Ken – are part of this desert art tradition, a distinct lineage formed initially by women, under the name of Minymaku Arts (meaning ‘belonging to women’), just twenty years ago in Amata in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. By […]