2023 Supplimental
New Artworks so far this year, tiktok, what's happening
Yubu Napa doesn't like to send too many emails in one month, but this month is a bit special. We haven't said hi to you guys at all this year, so for this month we will make an exception and give you more news.
NEW ARTWORKS
Lots of you get in touch to ask what has been painted in the studio lately, so I thought I'd show every artist who has been in to Yubu Napa this year. Click any image below to be redirected to the artists page of our website.
DULCIE KELLY NANGALA
Dulcie and her mum, Lily Kelly, were two of the first artists we worked with, and the very first to come to our studio and paint back in 2011! Dulcie depicts the landscape around her country using tiny little dots, and we have seen her work become more delicate as time goes by. These stunning pieces available currently are only small works, but they really do have an impact and we look forward to seeing more work from Dulcie in the next few weeks.
ATHENA GRANITES NANGALA
Athena paints stunning depictions of the Seven Sisters using an acrylic pour technique to create the backgrounds of the artworks. The colours mix together across the canvas to give the impression of a distant gaseous nebula. Once these backgrounds have dried, tiny networks of dots are used to apply stars to the artwork. Seven Sisters are shown as they are pursued by Jakamarra across the night sky.
Athena’s works have captured the imagination of art collectors from all over the world. The contemporary style of these works gives them a unique feel to many more traditional depictions of this story.
LOLA BROWN NAMPITJINPA
Lola depicts the water dreaming of the Warlpiri people from the Southern Tanami region of Central Australia. One of the most impressive and delicate depictions of this ancient knowledge, Lola manages to fill the canvas with a myriad of desert colours as she creates her beautiful paintings.
FABRIANNE PETERSON NAMPITJINPA
This one is very exciting. This is not only a new work for 2023, but also a new design that Fab has tried for the first time ever! This piece depicts the Honey Ant being collected by the women. Found in central Australia around Alice Springs the ants construct nests in red flat sandy soil under a tree or bush and with the entrance camouflaged amongst dead litter.
Aboriginal women would start digging about half a meter from the entrance, working around to locate the side chambers where the storer ants hide. The honey is sucked from the storers extended abdomens.
Fab has plans to start painting larger versions of this style using a palette of metallic paints and white. We will be sure to share the results of this experimental new design and are so excited to see the outcome.
MADELINE CURLEY
With textured dot work swirling across the canvas, Madeline Curley has created a depiction of her country in the northern part of South Australia as well as the creation of this land by the Seven Sisters. Artists from this area are renowned for depicting the land instead of the sisters in the sky. Other artists who have become known for this are Andrea Adamson and Yilpi Marks, both of which can be found on our website.
IMITJALA CURLEY
Imitjala Curley is a respected elder and Nangkari (healer) from Fregon in the rugged northern desert region of South Australia. She has been a weaver and painter with Kaltjiti Arts for many years and has developed a fluid, brushwork style of layered storytelling which depicts her Emu Dreaming story. There are not many of her works at our gallery currently, but we look forward to seeing Imitjala return to our studio next time she is in Alice Springs.
MEREDITH CURLEY
Meredith Curley is the daughter of Imitjala Curley and sister of Madeline. This family of artists have each developed their own unique way of telling their stories. One artist is easily identifiable from their relatives. This work depicts the Ngintaka (Goanna Man) Story, a creation story from the APY lands.
SABRINA ROBERTSON
One of our most popular artists, Sabrina Roberston Nangala is the daughter of Dorothy Robertson Napangardi (now deceased) who was one of the most highly sought after artists at the time of her passing in 2013. Sabrina and her sister, Julie, are both very talented artists in their own right. Working closely with Warlukarlangku Artists of Yuendumu, they have honed their skills and defined their style in the last decade or so. Sabrina has painted a few works in studio this year, each piece different to the next. Her works relate to either her mother’s country, Mina Mina or her fathers country, Pirlinyanu.