Artists of Ampilatwatja

Twenty five years ago, heralding a new and fresh direction in Aboriginal painting, 20 artists from Ampilatwatja held their first sell-out exhibition.  Ampilatwatja (pronounced um-blood a-watch) sits on Alyawarr land, stretching north east of Mparntwe (Alice Springs), it is here that the artists map out the lands to reveal the contents of their country.

By 2003 the art centre was incorporated and the community were producing artwork reflecting life experience and bringing culture alive.  The beauty of the Artists of Ampilatwatja artwork emerges from a close association with the land, passed down through generations. The Artists of Ampilatwatja have painted together for 25 years. ‘Our painting has no borders, just one country. Ampilatwatja is our place, Ampilatwatja is our country’.  Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonne