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DESERT COLOURS 2025
12 – 23 November 2025 (exhibition concluded)
the radiance of desert colours on canvas
We are thrilled to return to the very charming Curl Curl Creative Space in November for the presentation of Desert Colours 2025.
This vibrant collection celebrates the colours of Australia’s desert centre – the glow of sunrise and sunset, the rolling sandhills, the seasonal changes, and the rich flora and fauna that have long inspired Indigenous artists.
The exhibition features works by both established and emerging talents from remote community art centres. Among the distinguished artists represented are Walangkura Napanangka, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle, Nancy Nungurrayi, Charmaine Pwerle, Gloria Petyarre, and many others.
Through their paintings, ancestral stories handed down across generations come to life. Viewed from an aerial perspective, these works share the epic narratives of how the land was formed and how all living beings came to be.
We look forward to welcoming familiar and new faces!
LOCATION:
Curl Curl Creative Space, 105 Abbott Road, North Curl Curl, 2096.
PARKING:
Ample street parking.
SHOWING:
12 – 23 November 2025
GALLERY OPEN:
10am – 4pm, Wed – Sun (closed Mon / Tue) & also by appointment
SELECTED EXHIBITION WORKS:
Nancy Nungurrayi
Many Women, 2002
182 x 151cm
Kathleen Kngale
Bush Plum Dreaming
125 x 82cm
Kathleen Kngale
Bush Plum Dreaming, 2010
120 x 90cm
Charmaine Pwerle
Awelye (body paint), 2022
180 x 90cm
Charmaine Pwerle
Awelye (body paint), 2022
120 x 90cm
Charmaine Pwerle
Awelye (body paint), 2022
120 x 100cm
Minnie Pwerle
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2005
120 x 90cm
Kudditji Kngwarreye
Emu Country, Boundary Bore, 2013
120 x 90cm
Kudditji Kngwarreye
Emu Country, Boundary Bore, 2012
122 x 61cm
Kudditji Kngwarreye
My Country
115 x 85cm
Kudditji Kngwarreye
My Country, 2012
120 x 120cm
Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (aka “Mrs Bennett”)
Tjalili, 2004
182 x 151cm
Flora Nakamarra Brown
Lake Mackay Dreaming, 2023
122 x 91cm
Tjawina Porter Nampitjinpa
Tjalili, 2004
122 x 91cm
Mary Brown Napangardi
Women’s Business, 2019
112 x 102cm
Nancy Nungurrayi
Marrapinti – “Kungka Tjuta” – Many Women, 2004
112 x 102cm
Lorna Brown Napanangka
Warren Creek Ceremony, 2019
112 x 102cm
Walangkura Napanangka
Untitled, 2009
122 x 91cm
Bessie Purvis Pitjara
Bush Plum Flowers, 2025
89 x 89cm
Mary Anne Nampitjinpa
Untitled, 2006
91 x 91cm
Bernadine Johnson
Bush Medicine Leaf, 2022
90 x 60cm
Andrea Adamson
The Seven Sisters, 2018
183 x 121cm
ANDREA ADAMSON was born in Mala, near Alice Springs in 1973, and sadly passed away far too young in 2019. She is the daughter of Kukika Adamson and the niece of Rini Tiger, both senior artists.
Andrea had a deep understanding and knowledge of the traditional customs of her people.
Andrea produced phenomenal artworks, depicting the famous “Seven Sisters” Dreaming story. Her artworks are highly sought after and burst with colour and intricate detail.
Andrea recounts the ancestral story of the Seven Sisters and their journey across Country as they are pursued by Wati (Man) Nyiru. Nyiru first saw the sisters as they travelled west and became infatuated with them. Despite knowing they were of the wrong skin group to marry, his desire drove him to follow them relentlessly.
As the sisters fled from Wati Nyiru, their movements shaped the landscape around Andrea’s home at Mala. Through their journey, they created the rockholes, sandhills, and rocky outcrops that define the country today. Eventually, the sisters made a rockhole that ran deep beneath the earth and emerged on the other side of a hill. Diving into the water, they resurfaced beyond Nyiru’s reach and ascended into the sky.
Wati Nyiru followed them into the water, but when he emerged, it was too late. The sisters had already risen to the heavens, where they became the Pleiades constellation. To this day, Wati Nyiru can be seen in the southern sky, forever chasing the Seven Sisters across the night.
Dolly Mills Petyarre
Emu Tucker Dreaming
123 x 125cm
