Warlukurlangu Artists

Warlukulangu Artists was established in 1985 and is based in Yuendumu, 300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs. The population of Yuendumu is approximately 1000 people who are mainly Walpiri people.

The modern Yuendumu painting movement began in the early 1980s. The early success of the women painters encouraged several senior male elders to paint their ceremonial designs, previously made only on bodies or in sand paintings. In 1985 the Warlukurlangu Artists Association was formed to support and market the works of hundreds of artists painting in the community.

Yuendumu artists have taken part in more than 1000 exhibitions in galleries in Australia and overseas. Yuendumu paintings are well known for their bright colours and complex, interwoven patterns.

Browse Aboriginal artwork from the Warlukurlangu Artists art centre in the Outstation Gallery