Founded 2005
Warakurna Community,
Ngaanyatjarra Lands, WA
Language group: Ngaanyatjarra
Located near the Giles Meteorological Weather Station on the Great Central Road, Warakurna has a history of producing dynamic, colourful art that speaks to each artist’s individuality and strong cultural connections. Warakurna Artists is also renowned for its history paintings of post-contact life, with the lead artist in this genre being Eunice Yunurupa Porter.
In addition to running its own studio, Warakurna Artists runs outreach programs to the Wanarn Aged Care facility and it supports the artists at Docker River and at the very remote Kayili Artists in Patjarr to the north. Kaylili Artists merged its operations with Warakurna Artists in 2015.
Artists include Eunice Yunurupa Porter, Neville Macarthur, Tommy Mitchell, Nola Campbell, Nancy Nyanyarna Jackson, Cynthia Burke, Elaine Lane, Tjunka Lewis, George Ward Tjungarayi, Walya Mitchell, Judith Chambers, Ivan Shepherd, Ken Shepherd, Carol Maayatja Golding, Myra Yurtiwa Cook, Tjaparti Bates, Ernest Bennett, Nyurapayia Bennett Nampitjinpa, Dorcas Tinnimay Bennett, Rachel Yukultja Jennings, Waynatjura Bell, Peter Tjarluri Lewis.
Available works are listed on the Buy now/Indigenous page. Or email us with your request.