WARLUKURLANGU ARTISTS ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

WARLUKURLANGU ARTISTS is one of the longest running Aboriginal- owned Art Centres in Central Australia. The Art Centre is famous for its gloriously colourful acrylic paintings and limited edition prints. It has a national and international profile and it’s art has been featured in hundreds of exhibitions and publications in Australia and around the world.

Warlukurlangu means belonging to fire in the local language, Warlpiri, and is named after a fire Dreaming site west of Yuendumu. Any person in the two communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi can engage with the activities of the Art Centre. Anyone who does engage is referred to as an artist by the Centre, whether they have just started painting or have been painting for many years. Warlukurlangu Artists is supported by funding from the Australian Government through the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support.

Image: Artist Geraldine Napangardi Granites stands with her daughter and her work Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) – Purturlu, 2021. Acrylic on Belgium linen, 107 x 76cm. Courtesy: Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation.