Kiwirrkura Aboriginal Art

A selection of paintings showing the styles from this Aboriginal art region - some paintings may still be available for sale, while some may have been sold.

 

Tingari by Walala Tjapaltjarri

Walala Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 016801  |  acrylic on linen  |  150 x 91 cm

Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009162  |  acrylic on linen  |  90 x 60 cm

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Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri & Doreen Bennett

Thomas Tjapaltjarri & Doreen Bennett  |  Tingari

Jap 014038  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 45 cm

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Sandhills East of Kiwirrkura by John John Bennett Tjapangati

John John Bennett Tjapangati  |  Sandhills East of Kiwirrkura

Jap 015733  |  acrylic on linen  |  137 x 122 cm

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Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri

Thomas Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 009985  |  acrylic on linen  |  122 x 91 cm

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Tali and Ngumi Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula   |  Tali and Ngumi Country

Jap 007708  |  acrylic on linen  |  120 x 117 cm

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Women’s Ceremony at Warren Creek by Lorna Brown Napanangka

Lorna Brown Napanangka  |  Women’s Ceremony at Warren Creek

Jap 012180  |  acrylic on linen  |  96 x 95 cm

Travelling (part 1) by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Travelling (part 1)

Jap 009448  |  acrylic on linen  |  153 x 210 cm

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Untitled by Dr George Tjapaltjarri

Dr George Tjapaltjarri  |  Untitled

Jap 019927  |  acrylic on linen  |  122 x 61 cm

Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri

Thomas Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 008689  |  acrylic on linen  |  152 x 122 cm

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Ngaminya – Ancestral Country by Yinarupa Gibson Nangala

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala  |  Ngaminya – Ancestral Country

Jap 020071  |  acrylic on canvas  |  120 x 30 cm

Minma Dreaming – Womens Story by Ningura Napurrula

Ningura Napurrula  |  Minma Dreaming – Womens Story

Jap 000820  |  acrylic on linen  |  183 x 122 cm

Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009156  |  acrylic on linen  |  120 x 120 cm

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Ngaminya – Ancestral Country by Yinarupa Gibson Nangala

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala  |  Ngaminya – Ancestral Country

Jap 020064  |  acrylic on canvas  |  90 x 60 cm

Tingari – Karrkurritinytja (Lake MacDonald) by George Ward Tjungurrayi

George Ward Tjungurrayi  |  Tingari – Karrkurritinytja (Lake MacDonald)

Jap 006194  |  acrylic on linen  |  180 x 120 cm

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Tingari by Walimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Walimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 008591  |  acrylic on linen  |  179 x 117 cm

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Water Dreaming by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa  |  Water Dreaming

Jap 021948  |  acrylic on linen  |  123 x 57 cm

Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri

Thomas Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 008355  |  acrylic on linen  |  225 x 150 cm

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Ngaminya – Ancestral Country by Yinarupa Gibson Nangala

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala  |  Ngaminya – Ancestral Country

Jap 019583  |  acrylic on canvas  |  93 x 50 cm

Ngaminya by Yinarupa Gibson Nangala

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala  |  Ngaminya

Jap 013562  |  acrylic on linen  |  126 x 119 cm

Tingari by Walala Tjapaltjarri

Walala Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 015541  |  acrylic on canvas   |  148 x 91 cm

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Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri & Doreen Bennett

Thomas Tjapaltjarri & Doreen Bennett  |  Tingari

Jap 014052  |  acrylic on linen  |  60 x 46 cm

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Tingari by Walala Tjapaltjarri

Walala Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 015866  |  acrylic on canvas  |  120 x 120 cm

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Minma Dreaming – Womens Story by Ningura Napurrula

Ningura Napurrula  |  Minma Dreaming – Womens Story

Jap 015654  |  acrylic on linen  |  80 x 59 cm

Tingari by Walala Tjapaltjarri

Walala Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 016051  |  acrylic on canvas  |  120 x 120 cm

Women’s Story by Ningura Napurrula

Ningura Napurrula  |  Women’s Story

Jap 004240  |  acrylic on linen  |  183 x 119 cm

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TIngari by Walala Tjapaltjarri

Walala Tjapaltjarri  |  TIngari

Jap 007079  |  acrylic on linen  |  120 x 90 cm

Untitled by Patrick Tjungurrayi

Patrick Tjungurrayi  |  Untitled

Jap 015906  |  acrylic on linen  |  118 x 91 cm

Tingari Cycle – Ancestors Gathering by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari Cycle – Ancestors Gathering

Jap 001013  |  acrylic on linen  |  51 x 41 cm

Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009168  |  acrylic on linen  |  90 x 90 cm

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Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009165  |  acrylic on linen  |  90 x 60 cm

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Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009159  |  acrylic on linen  |  90 x 60 cm

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Tali – Sandhill Country by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Tali – Sandhill Country

Jap 009167  |  acrylic on linen  |  90 x 90 cm

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Tingari by Walimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Walimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 008917  |  acrylic on linen  |  244 x 183 cm

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Travelling Women (part 1 ) by Kim West Napurrula

Kim West Napurrula  |  Travelling Women (part 1 )

Jap 009449  |  acrylic on linen  |  153 x 210 cm

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Tingari by Thomas Tjapaltjarri

Thomas Tjapaltjarri  |  Tingari

Jap 008029  |  acrylic on linen  |  212 x 91 cm

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Kiwirrkura is a small Aboriginal community in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia, 1200 km east of Port Headland and 850 km west of Alice Springs. It has been described as the most remote community in Australia. It was established around a bore in the early 1980s, as an outstation for Pintupi people seeking to move further west, closer to their ancestral lands.

Kiwirrkura became a permanent community in 1983, and was one of the last areas with a nomadic Aboriginal lifestyle around that time. In October 2001 the Kiwirrkurra people gained Native Title over 42,900 sq. km of the surrounding land and waters. Although situated in a desert, it is in a low-lying area without drainage. It was flooded in early 2000 and again in March 2001, when there was a forced evacuation of its population of 170 residents.

Although the community name is gazetted as Kiwirrkurra, the correct spelling in Pintupi orthography is Kiwirrkura, and this spelling is often used in printed material and websites. Kiwirrkura, along with Kintore community to the east, form the principal centres and homelands for Pintupi Aboriginal artists working with Papunya Tula.

Further information is available on exhibiting artists on the following links

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala
Thomas Tjapaltjarri
Walala Tjapaltjarri
Ningura Napurrula
Mitjili Napanangka Gibson
Patrick Tjungurrayi