We are painting for our children

6 Aug
29 Aug

Nganana paitamilani tjitji tjuta-ku munu Anangu tjuta-ku

A SALON ART PROJECTS EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH KALTJITI ARTS

On exhibition at
PAUL JOHNSTONE GALLERY
2/2 Harriet Place
Darwin

OPENING HOURS
Tues to Fri 10 am – 5 pm
Sat 10 am – 2 pm

Fregon is a small town with a big heart. The rhythm of that heart is undeniably the art centre. Kaltjiti Arts was established in 1961 and in recent years has become a powerhouse in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

Artists such as Witjiti George, Matjangka (Nyukana) Norris and Taylor Cooper are now well established in the Indigenous art market. This exhibition will present a selection of outstanding works with a special focus on Tjangili (Tjapakula) George, whose depictions of desert wildflowers are remarkable.

Born in Pukatja (Ernabella) in 1950, Tjangili identifies strongly with the country west of Kaltjiti, her mother’s country that stretches from Irrunytju (Wingellina) south to Watarru. At Pukatja, Tjangili went to school and worked in the craft room, met and married Witjiti George and finally moved to Kaltjiti in the ‘60’s.

Tjangili has always worked with Kaltjiti Arts and is a skilled artist in abstract designs from her natural environment.  She paints the desert wildflowers, which were abundant in the past; prior to the destructive droughts, buffel grass, camels and donkeys.

Tjangili has a gentle and calm nature which is evident in her paintings.  Most days she will be found working quietly alongside her husband to produce these breathtakingly beautiful works of art.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY FIONA MORRISON

IMAGE: Tjangili George Tjulpuntjulpunpa Talitjara - Wildflowers in the Sandhills (detail), 2020, acrylic on Belgian linen, 51 x 51 cm, Cat No 20-33.

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