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Angerr Anengkerr (stone curlew dreaming)

Inkwareny
Artists
of Yuelamu

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Our Story

Inkwareny Artists is the Anmatyerr people of Yuelamu’s new art centre and gallery.

We formed in October 2023.  Our goal is that through art, Anmatyerr culture is strong.  Inkwareny Artists is conceived by us, seed funded by us, led and operated by us with 100% of monies going back to community, directly to artists and to operate our social enterprise.

Inkwareny means honey ant in Anmaryerr.

Our Artists

We are the descendants of a strong painting tradition including the original dot painters from Papunya such as our ancestor Clifford Possum. We are bush people, extremely knowledgeable of our country, earth, plants, insects and animals. We are informed by lifetimes of living in country and driven by our Angnekerr (Anmatyerr word for dreaming).  Our language and Angnekerr stories are strong.  We are story tellers and story painters.

Country and people

We are Anmatyerr people right in the centre of Australia at Yuelamu. We are strongly related to people in Laramba and Ti Tree Communities. Many of us are also part Walpiri (to the west). Our country is several hundred kilometres north west of Mparntwe/Alice Springs, situated on the old Mt Allan Station, at the western edge of Anmatyerr boundaries. We are also the descendants of the survivors of the Coniston massacre in 1928. We speak Anmatyerr, Warlpiri and English.

We are friendly and welcoming and proud.

Our Gallery

We will have a wonderful physical gallery that shows our work, when we get our building renovated. The building works are slowly coming in Yuelamu.  When it is ready, we will invite you all to come and visit.

Currently our artwork is available here on the website gallery.

Shonelle Pwerrerl Stafford

Featured Artist

Shonelle paints her father’s father’s dreaming. Shonelle’s painting style pays particular attention to detail and colour producing immaculate work. She is deeply inspired and connected to her songlines of Angerr (stone curlew) and Arnperrk (Centipede), Rwamp (sugarbag) and Nymaty Anengkerr (witchetty grub dreaming).

Check her Artworks
Lizard 1

ABOUT YUELAMU

We are a very remote community 3 hours drive north west of Mparntwe/Alice Springs up the Tanami Road on the Yalpirakina Aboriginal Land Trust.  The community of Yuelamu and outstations are situated on the old Mt Allan Station.  Our country is at the western edge of Anmatyerr boundaries.  We are about 200 Anmatyerr people.  In our community we have limited services including a K-12 school, a two day a week health clinic, council services and a store. We have restricted drinking water but we are rich in country and culture.

Yuelamu Landscape 1

We are story tellers and story painters.

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OUR PARTNERS

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We are ready for the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair!
Todays visitor
Our new logo of Inkwareny
Life in the Tanami
Martina Napangadi Wheeler
Introducing Leticia and Lorise, the lovely young people that have stepped up to work at Inkwareny Artists.  It’s a joy to work with you.
Elsie
Thank you Castlemaine, DjaDjaWurrung Country and Lot19Gallery! We had a great time launching Inkwareny Artists and exhibiting out art.
Announcing our first exhibition in Feb
Shonelle Napurrula Stafford