Amazing women artists from the Central and Western Desert opens today online at Central Art, Aboriginal Art Store. This online exhibition runs from today, Monday February 18 until March 14 2008.

This exhibition celebrates the unique contribution of eleven leading Aboriginal women artists, many who are first generation artists, to the Aboriginal Art movement. Collectively, these works reflect the strength and confidence of Aboriginal women. We are thrilled to bring together in one exhibition eleven of the leading Aboriginal women artists from the Central and Western desert regions Kiwirrkurra, Yuendumu and Utopia.

These selected women artists are unique in so many ways says Sabine Haider, Director of Central Art.

We have selected artists from three unique desert regions and although their styles differ, these works represent to me the strength and confidence of Aboriginal women and the significant role they play within their society.

The works in this exhibition are unique because they represent many first generation desert women painters who have a deep spiritual connection and knowledge of their tribal land and is reflected in their work. Many of these artists are now in their senior years and these works are highly collectable.

Sadly Lorna Fencer Napurrula and Minnie Pwerle have passed away leaving behind a legacy of dynamic work.

These amazing women have each an individual style with its free flowing forms, boldness in design and brilliant use of colour.

Although women artists from the Central and Western Desert only commenced transferring their body art to canvas in the last decade, their paintings have dominated the Aboriginal Art market in the last decade. The artists represented in our online exhibition have internationally acclaim and are exhibited widely.

This exhibition provides an overview of some the very best of these women artists and all these artists are highly collectable.

• View the Amazing Women Artists Exhibition


• View the Amazing Women Artists Catalogue


• View the Amazing Women Artists Slideshow

This exhibition runs from Monday February 18 until March 14 2008.

(Photo: Amazing women artists from the Central and Western Desert © 2009 Central Art)