Dalery Pula Bredd is an Alyawarr and Kaytetye woman from the small community of Wutunugurra (Epenarra), located in the Hill Country on the Northeastern edge of Iytwelepenty (the Davenport Ranges), east of Tennant Creek.
Dalery’s artwork is inspired by native flora and fauna of her family’s country around Wutunugurra and near Barrow Creek. She uses very fine dot work to blur the line between traditional abstract dot painting and figurative landscape. Her paintings are notable for their closely rendered depictions of the medicinal plants native to the hills, waterholes, and rivers, showcasing the brightly coloured landscape of her country.

Kaye Beasley is an Alyawarr artist from Wutunugurra (Epenarra). She began painting when the Wutunugurra Art Centre was first established in 2010 in a silver bullet caravan. Kaye paints the landscapes and bush medicine subject matter typical of the Epenarra artists collective she works among, adding her own striking flair. Kaye’s interpretation of the common bush flower that emerges after rain is a strong modernistic depiction, while the arcs of the flower stems evoke the hilly country surrounding Wutunugurra. Kaye is an active member of the Barkly Arts and the wider community, working as an arts worker, an assistant teacher and supporting literacy programs, as well as retaining time to paint.

Sonia Jugadai was born in the bush in Papunya. Sonia is the daughter of acclaimed artist Narputta Nangala Jugadai, who was one of the founding members of Ikuntji Artists. Sonia comes from a family of prominent painters, with father, uncles, aunties and cousins who all painted for the Ikuntji Artists and Papunya Tula for many years.

Sonia’s mother, Narputta, was born at Karrkurutinytja (Lake MacDonald in Pintpui), west of Kintore along the Western Australia and Northern Territory border. With her family, Narputta travelled 400km on foot to Haasts Bluff when the ration stations were first set up. Pastoral stations employed people to work at their cattle or sheep stations and paid in rations that could be exchanged for food or clothing. Sonia remembers helping her mother paint and listening to those stories from Karrkurutinytja (Lake MacDonald). Her mother used to sing Tjukurrpa (Dreaming stories).
Sonia started painting in 2018 for Ikuntji Artists in honour of her mother. She says, ‘I like to do it for my mother’s story’. She started using dots, then moved on to bold brush strokes and colours. She depicts tali (sand hills) using vibrant colours and bold brush strokes, reminiscent of her mother’s bold style. Sonia paints the country and Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) of her mother.

Francis Marshall is a Luritja artist, the son of Stanley Marshall Tjapangardi and Jeannie Wareenie Ross Nampitjinpa. His father is a Warlpiri man who worked as a stockman around Mt Liebig and Papunya. Francis says his father was born somewhere around Mt Hellen and is from Warumungu country, Tennant Creek. Francis grew up traveling with his father, watching him working hard, and learning stories. Both of his parents painted in Kintore, as part of Papunya Tula Artists.

Larissa Brumby was born in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Her family is from Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and her Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime story) is Kungka Kotara (Two Women). It is the story from her grandmother Angela Ginger from Amputjurru, which is near Docker River.

It is the story of two women travelling to Walungurru (Kintore) from Kalkukatjarra (Docker River). They were sisters – one older and one younger who were hunting on their travels for bush fruit, vegetables and small game, including goanna. During their journey they also used to sing their Tjukurrpa. They stopped at Walungurru and saw ceremonial men. Out of shame they turned into rock on the other side of the big hill next to Walungurru. We can still see them today – a reminder to not to look at ceremonial men. Larissa learnt to paint this story by watching her grandmother paint since she was 14 years old. Her grandmother paints for Tjarlili Arts in Docker River. Larissa used to paint there until she married Malcolm Multa and moved to Haasts Bluff in 2019. Larissa now paints for Ikuntji Artists.

Peter Mbitjana Palmer is an Eastern/Central Arrernte man who was born at Santa Teresa Mission, 80 km southeast of Alice Springs. Peter’s home country is Arlpme. He started painting in the early 1990s and largely paints his grandfather’s Dreamings from Arlpme or Napipa country. Peter has been painting for many years now, and his experimentation has resulted in a truly unique method of depicting his Dreamings. There is a refinement to his work that makes his art truly exquisite and visually striking.

Peter spends his time between his family’s outstation at Untyeye (Corkwood) Bore and Alice Springs.

Bobby Tjupurrula West, a renowned artist and member of Papunya Tula Artists, draws deep inspiration from his father, Freddy Tjakamarra West, capturing the essence of Country in a mesmerizing, almost hypnotic form. His distinctive visual language, defined by multidirectional chevrons, represents significant sites linked to the Tingari, ancestral figures whose journeys shaped the Western Desert. These travels formed the land and water sources—rockholes, soakages, and sacred sites—that are integral to the landscape. This artwork continues to carry the stories of Palipalintja in Western Australia, ensuring its legacy endures through art. The painted story is written across the curved surface, inviting viewers to connect with the powerful narratives of Country and its deep spiritual significance.

Lyall Giles is a dynamic artist who has rapidly developed a distinctive visual language. As a story holder, he draws on creativity, cultural knowledge, and deep inspiration to convey the land’s significance. His paintings intricately map the terrain, often capturing the delicate patterns of sand dunes and waterholes. His Western Desert-style painting Warmurrungu depicts Warmurrungu near Karku and illustrates a powerful Dreaming story of ancestral emus traveling from the Northern Territory into Western Australia. The emus enter a rock hole, where some transform into trees. This sacred site, where ochres are still gathered for ceremonies, holds deep cultural meaning.

Molly Hunt’s style blends pop culture and Blak contemporary art, empowering First Nations women and sparking important conversations. Her work has caught the attention of Google, TikTok, FIFA, and The Body Shop. Molly’s illustrated book with Deadly Science founder Corey Tutt, This Book Thinks Ya Deadly, has been shortlisted for major awards, and she recently co-wrote Dreamwalker, the first Kimberley Blak female superhero story. She is now building The Alchemy Universe, her own First Nations comic. Mark Coles Smith’s work accompanies Molly Hunt’s animation, creating an atmospheric, expansive adventure through synths, instrumentals, and field recordings. This immersive soundscape serves as a meditation on intergenerational wisdom and memory, deepening the storytelling and bringing the animation’s themes to life.