Neville Niypula Mcarthur

Neville McArthur was born at Mitutu, (Point Lillian) a rockhole in the Spinifex Country on the Connie Sue Highway, South of Warburton. He has lived most of his life between Leonora – where he worked as a horseman and stockman, Mount Margaret, Patjarr and Warburton. Neville now resides in Wanarn community at the aged care facility. He paints tjukurrpa from his homeland in Spinifex Country such as Wilpina (Lake Baker, South-West of Warburton) and Malu Tjukurrpa. He couldn't share any details about Wilpina - it's a strong and sacred Tjukurrpa. Neville has had a long career as an artist working with the Spinifex Arts Project, Warburton Art Project, Kayili Artists and since moving to Wanarn in 2010, working with Warakurna Artists. He is also recognised for his skilful carving of traditional mens' weaponry.

Group Exhibitions

2022 Yaamaganu Gallery, NSW

2020 AACHWA Members Exhibition

2020 Rawa Titungarala

2019 Desert Mob

2018 Artists of Wanarn, Aboriginal and Pacific Art

2018 Artists of Wanarn, Aboriginal and Pacific Art

2018 Short Street Gallery Group Show

2018Beyond Art: True stories from the desert by senior men, from the Sims Dickson Collection Tamworth Regional Gallery 2018

2018 Japingka Gallery

2018 Sullivan and Strumpf Group Exhibition with Tony Albert

2018 Tjukurrpa Purlkana, Redot Gallery Singapore

2017 Praxis Gallery, Adelaide

2017 2017 Desert Mob Exhibition, Araluen

2017 Dreaming Ngurra, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

2017 2017 NATSIAA Showcase, MAGNT

2017 Ngayuku Ngurra, Outstation Gallery

2016 Ancient Stories & Magical Marks: The Warnan Painters 

2016 Salon des Refuses, Outstation Gallery

2016 Pro Community: Art of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands

2016 Art Kelch Germany

2015 Painters of Place and Time, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

2015 Tandanya exhibition

2015 Ngaanyatjarra Group show

2015 Desert Mob exhibition

2015 Desert Mob 

2012 2013 Desert Boards – Warakurna, Wanarn & Kayili. Raft Artspace, Alice Springs

2013The Wild OnesPaintings from the Western Desert Mob and Spinifex Arts Project. Raft Artspace, Alice Springs

2012 Wati Tjilpiku Canvas. Raft Artspace. Alice Springs

2012Purnu, Tjanpi and Canvas  Art from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.  Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia. Perth

2012 Way Out West, Western Desert Mob Group Exhibition. Raft Artspace, Alice Springs

2012 Way Out West. Raft Artspace, Alice Springs

2012 Warakurna and Wanarn - Group Show.  Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

2011 Warakurna and Wanarn Artists Group Exhibition. Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

2010 Warakurna and Wanarn Artists Group Exhibition. Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

2009 Desert Mob 

2009, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT

2009 Tjitirn-tjitirn Manta Kutu Kurukurra, Short Street Gallery, Broome, WA Themes Seven Sisters Malu Tjukurrpa Wilpina Mediums Screenprint

Collections

MUSEUM OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

W. & V. MCGEOCH COLLECTION

WARBURTON ARTS COLLECTION

Bibliography

2012 Ngaanyatjarra - Art of the Lands.  Ed Tim Acker and John Carty.  UWA Press

2015Wanarn Painter of Place and Time: Old Age Travels in the Tjukurrpa. David Brooks and Darren Jorgensen. UWA Press Open 

Awards

2012 Open Winner Leonora Art Prize

2017Finalist National and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

2016 Winner Leonora Art Prize

2015Finalist National and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory