Indigenous Art
We work closely with a number of Indigenous Artists in a variety of mediums and can assist in commissioning a beautiful piece of Art to compete an Interior. Art is often the final “ piece in the puzzle “ and it’s a piece that can be easily compromised, or overlooked completely. We work closely with our clients to commission bespoke artwork – thoughtfully curated for your space and layered with story, meaning and connection.
Previous Commissions:
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Debra Nangala McDonald
Mitjili Napurrula Story by New Custodian - Debra Nangala McDonald
Dreaming of the tree roosts of the acacia tree, a native of the Western Dessert.
Debra Nangala McDonald became the custodian of this story after Mitjili’s passing.
910 x 1820
Acrylic on canvas
$2,500
Ngurunderi Dreaming - The big Emu
Cedric Varcoe
This is Cedric Varcoe’s wonderfully lively Dreaming of the Coorong in South Australia, featuring the Big Emu, the Waterholes and lakes and Ngurunderi himself, the creator of this beautiful Ancient Land.
116cm x 61cm
Acrylic on canvas
$990
The work is currently stretched but could be removed from the frame and shipped to wherever you are.
A Dreaming of the Coorong in South Australia
Cedric Varcoe
A Dreaming of the Coorong in South Australia - by Cedric Varcoe, a well know and admired Ngarrindjeri Artist.
This story features Ngurunderi doing a dance to create thunder and lightning.
It is in Cedric's classic playful, accessible style.
116cm x 51cm
Acrylic on canvas
$800
The work is currently stretched but could be removed from the frame and shipped to wherever you are.
A Dreaming of the Coorong in South Australia
Cedric Varcoe
An ancient Ngarrindjeri Dreaming by Cedric Varcoe.
Featuring Ngurunderi and his Fire Magic Dance.
This canvas has a fun, powerful presence and Cedric's signature vibrant presentation.
118cm x 76cm
Acrylic on canvas
$1,100
The work is currently stretched but could be removed from the frame and shipped to wherever you are.
Honey Ants Dreaming
Debra Nangala McDonald
Debra Nangala McDonald
A classic Papunya Tula Dreaming, originally by Shorty Lungkata and painted by the latest custodian of the Dreaming, Debra Nangal Mc Donald. This is a well known story of the Western Desert, representing the Ants, their tracks in the sand and how to find them near the waterhole.
500 x 750
Acrylic on canvas
$650
Leaving the Mission for a Swim
Kunyi June Anne McInerney
Kunyi June Anne McInerney
A delightful Story by Kunyi, recalling her memories of the children’s home in Oodnadatta in the 1950s.
“Leaving the Mission for a swim” showcases Kunyi’s ability to recall remarkable detail of this period of her childhood and to portray it with an almost childlike simplicity.
600 x 930
Acrylic on canvas
$700
Artist’s Biographies
Cedric Varcoe is a NGARRINDJERI NARRUNGA man born in Adelaide in 1984.
Cedric has been painting since he was young man, taught by close family members who shared the Ancient Dreamings of South Australia’s Coorong with him.
Cedric’s very successful practice of his Art has grown in the last 10 years.
His work has become increasingly recognised and collected, privately and for public Collections. He has also begun a successful career teaching in schools and sharing his Culture and Stories in public settings.
Cedric lives on Country in the Coorong.
Cedric Varcoe
Debra Nangala McDonald
Debra Nangala McDonald is a Pintupi artist, born at Papunya in 1963. Her mother Martha McDonald is an artist, as were her aunties Linda Syddick Napaltjarri and Wendy Napaltjarri. Her Grandfather, Shorty Lungkata was one of the regions most successful artists, establishing the Papunya Tula Artist’s cooperatives in the late 1950s Debra is the custodian of many of Shorty’s stories.
Justinna Sims Napaljarri
Justinna Napaljarri Sims was born in 1977 in Alice Springs Hospital, the closest hospital to Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community 290 km north-west from Alice Springs.
She paints many of her grandfather’s Jukurrpa stories, Dreamings, which include Ngarlkirdi Jukurrpa (Witchetty Grub Dreaming) and Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa (Star Dreaming), Dreamings which relate directly to her land, its features and animals. She uses traditional iconography, while developing a contemporary individualistic style to depict her traditional Jukurrpa.
Justinna has a superb mastery of the Dotting technique of the Western Desert. Her work is a technical masterpiece and has a remarkably tranquil presence.
Justinna lives between Adelaide and Yuendemu with her husband and children.
Kunyi June Anne McInerney
Kunyi June Anne McInerney was born on Todmorden Station near Oodnadatta in South Australia in 1960. Her family’s language group is Yankunytjatjara.
Kunyi’s works draws upon her experiences as a member of the Stolen Generation in the Oodnadatta Mission Home. Kunyi’s vibrant use of colour, facial expression, and depiction of landscape document the memories of her childhood.
In the artist’s own words, she says “these are my stories from a dry remote place where my experiences were so different from what Australian children know today. I want to tell my story, so they don’t ever do it again. They took away my family, my culture and who I could have been. These are not fairy tales. They are true and I want people to understand.”
Kunyi’s story is one of healing and reconciliation. She is telling it so that the lives of the children at Oodnadatta Children’s Home will not be forgotten. Kunyi’s paintings are a collection of tender and honest stories. Kunyi has made a deliberate decision to concentrate the majority of her work on the aspects of her childhood in the Children’s home that were fun and sometimes hilarious.
After her schooling Kunyi became a nurse and midwife. She later graduated with a BA in Aboriginal Studies (University of SA).