About the Artists
Our vibrant and dynamic artists are from the Utopia region; a large remote area of Central Australia which, until recently, had no government funded art centre. As a result of their pioneering efforts, they have one of the strongest and richest art histories.
Artist News
Sadly one of our long time artists, Polly Ngale, has passed away. In her late 80's, Polly was one of the original artists of the Utopia art movement having been involved since its batik inception in the 1980's alongside Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
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Artist News
We are saddened by the passing of Utopia elder Lena Pwerle last month, as well as the recent passing of her brother Cowboy Loy Pwerle.
Betty Mbitjana update
Sadly Betty Mbitjana is no longer painting and has taken up full time residence at an aged care / respite clinic in Alice Springs.
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Bird paintings by Patrick Kunoth
Son of Utopia artists Dinny and Josie Kunoth, Patrick Kunoth's principal art form is wood carvings however today we release his new works; paintings that illustrate his bird sculptures.
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Feature: My Mother's Country by Betty Mbitjana
Learn about this black and white painting by Betty Mbitjana.
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Introducing Molly Pwerle + New Paintings
Molly is an Australian Aboriginal artist aged in her 90's from a hard-to-reach remote community in Central Australia. And she loves to paint. With some help we've been able to ethically source these beautiful paintings.
Explore 'My Country' by Selina Teece
Explore Selina's latest body of works, titled My Country, influenced by the artists of Antarrengeny who paint the land rather than a Dreaming.
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Gloria Petyarre on growing up with bush medicine
A rare and insightful talk with this award winning and enigmatic artist.
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The Utopia Bush Medicine Project
A large-scale effort to document and address the importance of bush medicines at Utopia occurred in 2007 when a project, led by the Centre for Australian Language and Linguistics, called The Utopia Bush Medicine Project was initiated in response to a request from senior women of Utopia for support to document traditional bush medicine knowledge.
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Video: A peek behind the scenes in remote Utopia
After seeing some old YouTube videos our senior curator Dale made years ago, Sylvaria Jones (pictured) instructed us to make more. As obliged, that's what we've done plus more to come.
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Travelling between 'studios'
Sourcing Utopia artwork is always an adventure, and comes with many challenges. One of which is the travel.
It is located in a remote area of Central Australia with mostly dirt roads that are unmarked and ungraded. Communities are situated 30-60 min drives apart.
