DAWN WHEELER

Dawn was born in 1953 in Hermannsburg She is the daughter of Pastor Peter Buller, a Lutheran missionary of whom she has fond memories of, and recalls learning to make music sticks from him.

Dawn married in 1970 and has two daughters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. They live at their outstation near Ntaria - Rrirrkathathaka (Red Sand Hill)

Dawn draws on the landscape around her, her love of her father's country, who's memory has inspired her to maintain links to her Luritja heritage through her art practice

Dawn is a respected Senior artist She is a precise and methodical potter, and her style has been noted for her considered figurative story telling oo at Lilla Outstation , anyon way. That’s my country. He’s trying water. Camels and ut there around Kings around Lilla , too.

With gratitude and respect to our exhibition partners:

Martumili Artists martumilicomau

Tjarlirli & Kaltukatjara Art tjarlirliartcom

Ninuku Arts ninukumarketcomau

Warlukurlangu Artists warlucom

Yarrernyty Arltere Artists yarrenytyarltereartistscomau

Hermannsburg Potters hermannsburgpotterscomau

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Since opening in March 2004 , Artitja Fine Art Gallery have specialised in presenting art from multiple remote community Aboriginal Art Centres throughout Western Australia and the Northern Territory, including the Tiwi Islands and the Anangu, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Artitja is based in South Fremantle

Artitja holds up to six exhibitions a year in gallery exhibition spaces, details of which can be found on our website At all other times we are open for viewing by appointment

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