Image – The Papulankutja ladies on a painting bush trip with the Art Centre.

We are so pleased to welcome the Papulankutja Artists back to the gallery with this Spring consignment of new works.

Featured works by leading Artists Anawari Mitchell, Angilyiya Mitchell, Marcia Mitchell and Sharon Doolan.

‘Papulankutja (Blackstone) is a remote Aboriginal Community, located at the foothills of the Blackstone Ranges within the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. It is about 900 kms west of Alice Springs, 1575 kms north east of Perth and 205kms west of Warburton.

Like many Aboriginal art centres in Central Australia, Papulankutja Artists evolved out of the Women’s Centre where painting had been encouraged as an activity for both men and women since the mid 1980s.  With the Aboriginal art market taking off it became necessary to establish a legal framework to protect the artists and their entitilements. Papulankutja Artists was born in 2003 and a year later registered as an Aboriginal Corporation with the members governing the art centre. In 2009 Papulankutja Artists moved into a purpose built studio.

The art centre also extends its services for artists in Mantamaru (Jameson) community located 75kms west of Papulankutja. There are now approximately 80 artists at Papulankutja and Mantamaru benefitting from working under the umbrella of Papulankutja Artists.’

Please note there may be some variation in colour to images presented online. Happy to assist with additional images or information on request.

Thank you to the Artists and Papulankutja for the opportunity to present these works.

Enquiries –

e. toby.osmond@aes.org.au

p. +61 2 6794 3280