Kudditji Kngwarreye

Born around 1928 Kudditji Kngwarreye had a traditional bush upbringing in the Utopia region, approx 230 kms north of Alice Springs in Central Australia. He is the brother of Emily Kame Kngwarreye.

He began painting in the early 1980’s. Prior to an artistic career he had numerous jobs throughout the Central Desert as a stockman, and also worked in mineral and gold mines.

With a heavy loaded brush Kudditji painted his country with broad strokes and a combination of bold colours and soft fusions, accentuating the natural colours of land and sky over various seasons.

He was also a traditional custodian of many important Dreamings, including Emu Dreaming and Men's Business ceremonial sites. He would take the young boys/men hunting emu and his earlier paintings depicted these dreaming stories.

His works have been shown throughout Australia and the USA since that time to much acclaim.

In 2006 Kudditji Kngwarreye was nominated for Art Collector Magazine 50 Most Collectable Artists.

Sadly, Kudditji passed away in 2017.

'AUTUMN SALON' GROUP EXHIBITION (APRIL - MAY 2026)
'CONTOURS' GROUP EXHIBITION (SEP - OCT 2025)
'EDGE' GROUP EXHIBITION (NOV - DEC 2022)
'MOTHER, COUNTRY, TJUKURRPA' EXHIBITION (FEB - MARCH 2022)
KUDDITJI KNGWARREYE & IDRIS MURPHY EXHIBITION (JUNE - JULY 2020)
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE (JAN - MARCH 2018)