Summer Highlights

Summer Highlights exhibition presents works by 15 exceptional Aboriginal artists showing at Japingka Gallery. Together their diverse art styles cover subjects from Central Australia which explore the intricacies of desert life and lanscape. This is an opportunity to see a range of artworks by Genevieve Kemarr Loy, Jorna Newberry, Rosemary Petyarre, Renae Nakamarra Nelson, Debra Nangala McDonald, Andrew Tjupurrula Highfold and many others.

Genevieve Kemarr Loy is a Utopia painter from a distinguished artistic family. Her work is characterised by a beautiful and careful handling of paint, a harmonious sense of colour and great control of the delicate spidery marks that make their way across her canvas. Genevieve paints the Bush Turkey story which tracks the movements of the bird as it searches for seeds and other bush food as it makes its way to the waterhole.

Debra Nangala McDonald was born in Papunya in 1963. She has worked closely with her mother-in-law Mitjili Napurrula over many years. Mitjili’s famous imagery relates to the mulga trees that were traditionally used to make spears, and after Mitjili died in 2019 Debra has taken on this story. Debra is the next generation of artists who continue to tell their ancestors’ stories.

Andrew Highfold Tjupurrula was born 1958 and grew up in Adelaide, a member of the Stolen Generation. He relocated to Alice Springs and has reconnected with his extended Aboriginal family in both South Australia and the Northern Territory. His closely worked paintings reflect the impact of water and drought on country, showing the land rejuvenated after good rains.

The exhibition will be on display at Japingka Gallery through to January 2026, with new paintings being added to replace sold artworks.