Valentina Puruntatameri is an emerging artist whose work is getting stronger with every painting. She is the next generation of Jilamara artists who is constantly learning from the senior Tiwi artists.

Mildred Lorenzo is part of the Lorenzo family from Pirlangimpi (Garden Point) on the Western side of Melville Island. While she started school in Pirlangimpi, she finished her education in Milikapiti and has lived here ever since.  Over the years she has worked at the indigneous owned and governed Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association on…

Matthew was born in Darwin. He began painting on canvas in the 1980’s at Jilamara Art Centre. His father Paddy Freddy Puruntatameri encouraged Matthew to make art and keep the traditions alive. He began to focus on carvings and painting in 1988. Matthew is completed a diploma in art and craft. Both he and his younger…