Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association

Conrad Kamilowra Tipungwuti, Warnarringa (sun)

, 150 x 150 cm, locally sourced ochres, 122 x 92 cm
$15000

Jilamara
Arts & Crafts Association

Arthurina Moreen
Barbara Puruntatameri
Chris Black
Conrad Tipungwuti Kamilowra
Mary Elizabeth Moreen
Michelle Bush
Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni
Mickey Wilson Fogarty
Pedro Wonaeamirri
Raelene Kerinauia Liddy Lampuwatu
Timothy Cook

11 October – 1 November 2025

Art Atrium 48 is excited to present Jilamara, an exhibition of works from Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association, a Tiwi-governed, non-profit art centre established in 1989 in the remote community of Milikapiti on Melville Island, overlooking the Arafura Sea.

Jilamara artists are renowned for their innovative contemporary practice grounded in Tiwi traditions. Drawing upon ceremonial body painting designs, clan totems and creation stories, they work with natural ochres to produce paintings on bark, canvas, linen and paper, alongside carved ironwood birds, Tutini poles, limited-edition prints and hand screen-printed textiles.

For more than three decades, artists of Jilamara have emerged as leading figures in Indigenous art, achieving national and international recognition while sustaining a vital role in the cultural renewal and continuity of the Tiwi people. This exhibition celebrates the enduring strength and vibrancy of Tiwi cultural expression as it continues to evolve, bringing ancestral knowledge into the present with renewed vitality.

Exhibition Opening

Exhibition Opening to be launched by:
Jeremy Eccles
Independent journalist and arts commentator

Saturday 11 October 2025
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Personal message from Jilamara

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