Langaliki Lewis, Tali (Sand dune), 136x101cm

• Aboriginal Artist  - Langaliki Lewis
• Community - Pukatja (Ernabella) 
• Aboriginal Art- centre - Ernabella Arts
• Catalogue number - 638/26
• Materials - Professional artist acrylic on Belgian linen
• Size(cm) - H136 W101 D2
• Postage variants - Artwork posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping
• Orientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished

This design is inspired by the red sand dunes that are found throughout the central desert. There is a large red sand dune near Ernabella named Wamikata which is a popular place for looking for maku (witchetty grubs) and for teaching Milpatjunanyi (telling stories in the sand) to children.

Langaliki is the daughter of senior artist Atipalku Intjalki (painter) and Adrian Intjalki (timber artist) and mother to three daughters. Her sister is the highly skilled potter Lynette Lewis. Langaliki went to school in Ernabella and then Adelaide. On returning from Adelaide she began working at the Ernabella TAFE and later the community office and then store. She is an up-and-coming artist who is showing great promise in her sensitive depictions of her country on canvas. Her ceramics were first exhibited at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney in 2014 and recent paintings depicting a powerful storm cloud story have been widely exhibited. Her work has been shown in galleries around Australia including Sydney, Darwin, Alice Springs, Broome, Mittagong, York (WA) and overseas including Brussels and the USA.