Tu Fui, Ego Eris

Boxwood Garden - Emil Nolde , 1909.

German , 1867-1957

Pintupi Art: Mapping Country Through the Desert

Every line, circle, and field of dots in Pintupi Art represents far more than a visual design. These remarkable paintings are expressions of ancestral journeys, sacred sites, and the deep relationship between people and Country that has been maintained across the Western Desert for countless generations.

From the early days of Papunya to the homeland communities of Kintore and Kiwirrkurra, Pintupi artists transformed ceremonial knowledge into one of the world's most influential contemporary art movements. Their paintings shimmer with movement, reveal vast networks of Tingari songlines, and offer a unique way of understanding landscape—not as scenery, but as living cultural knowledge.

The Fox - Emilie Mauriange , 2020.

French , b. 1989 -

Joichi Hoshi（星襄一 HOSHI Jōichi Japanese, 1913-1979）

Bob Carlos Clarke, from Obsession, 1979-81

The Sun - Dennis Ekstedt , 2025.

Canadian , b. 1961 -