Central & Western Desert
New Paintings from Papunya Tjupi : Online Exhibition

New Paintings from Papunya Tjupi : Online Exhibition

The foundation artists of Papunya Tjupi were recently exhibited in the Musee du Quai Branly in France and these artists, their daughters and peers, were exhibited in a nearby gallery in Paris.  Their work has cultural integrity and strong provenance.  You can read more about the artists and the work on the links on the...
New Major Works from Ngurratjuta Many Hands

New Major Works from Ngurratjuta Many Hands

Ngurratjuta Many Hands are the centre for the watercolour artists painting in the style of Namatjira but also host various artists visiting Alice Springs to help them promote their work.  Tali Gallery is pleased to present some outstanding paintings by Ngoia Pollard, Felicity Nampitjinpa Robertson (Shorty Jangala Robertson’s daughter) and Kathleen and Mary Petyarre which...
Indigenous Art in London

Indigenous Art in London

Recently there have been several Indigenous Art exhibitions in Paris – Lena Nyadbi’s artwork was recreated on the roof of the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris, her community’s artworks (Warmun from the Kimberley) were exhibited in the Australian Embassy in Paris.  Prior to this, the artwork of the founders of the modern art movement...
Big Bold and Bright  - Vibrant Desert Paintings from Central Australia

Big Bold and Bright – Vibrant Desert Paintings from Central Australia

Panels of Small Paintings

Panels of Small Paintings

Small paintings can be hung on their own or can look striking hung in groups of varying sizes, either horizontally or vertically.  A small painting can make a special gift for a birthday, christening or other special occasion,  or it can be the start to a personal collection. This selection from the art centre at...
Tjanpi Baskets and Creatures

Tjanpi Baskets and Creatures

Latest Arrivals from the Central Desert made from native grasses and embellished with wool and raffia and emu feathers.   There are  perente (lizards), baskets, birds and camp dogs.
Tjanpi Creatures from the Desert

Tjanpi Creatures from the Desert

The Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council was formed in 1980.  They encourage women to carry on culture and build esteem through their creativity and operate a Co-Op for the promotion of weaving and jewellery making.   Known as the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, the women  use desert materials such as natural grasses and feathers as well...
Estate Works from an Ikuntji Artist

Estate Works from an Ikuntji Artist

  Molly Jugadai passed away in recent years and we are proud to now present her  highly impactful and colourful work for sale.  Depicting Molly’s mother’s country of Lake Mackay, these are bold and beautiful with a very simple but very evocative depiction of the sandhills of country, the white line indicating drought conditions –...
Emerging Artists Exhibition   Big Mob of Rocks

Emerging Artists Exhibition Big Mob of Rocks

  Accompanying our 3D exhibition, we are introducing young emerging artists from  an Aboriginal owned art centre in the desert, Ikuntji Fine Art.  Keturah Nangala Zimran paints the rock formations and Benisa Napurrula Marks  paints the sandhills of her country around Haasts Bluff, west of Alice Springs.   Francis Japanangka Marshall tells how his father...
Desert Gems - from Remote Aboriginal Owned Communities

Desert Gems – from Remote Aboriginal Owned Communities

  Tali Gallery regularly receives new paintings from the curators of Aboriginal Owned Art Centres in the remote desert regions of Australia.  These are diverse in stories, colours and executions. Many are painted by women and men who followed a nomadic existence in their early years and were handed down survival skills by their parents...
The Namatjira Legacy

The Namatjira Legacy

Tali Gallery has been pleased to hold an Open Studio and related events to celebrate a collection of contemporary watercolour paintings on paper from Ngurratjuta Many Hands Art Centre, including Albert Namatjira Jnr, Mervyn Rubuntja,  Hilary Wirri, Lenie Manatjira, Johannes Katakarinja, Ivy Pareroultja, Hubert Pareroultjja, Elton Wirri, Kevin Wirri, Gloria Pannka, Peter Taylor, Kevin Namatjira...