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Tony Boye is of The Dunghutti of the Macleay River and was a guardian to Lionel Possum.
Tony has a close relationship with many Aboriginal Artists and wants to help the artists by making sure they receive their fair share and ownership of their art.
Art from Australia is an Indigenous Art Code approved Dealer Member.
Please get in touch to discuss what artworks and artists you are interested in as we have many in stock.
Original artworks are created on high quality thick stretched canvas using professional acrylic paints.
Depending on shipping requirements, artworks can come ready to hang or rolled with a certificate of authenticity.
For queries on presentations on Aboriginal artworks, please contact Tony.
Phone: +61 (0) 457 003 403
Email: tony@tonyboye.com
Artists Profiles
Bunna Lawrie
Bunna Lawrie is a proud Mirning elder from his homelands on Ngargangurie (the Nullarbor Plains), on the southern coast of South Australia. As a Whale Dreamer, traditional song man, dancer and medicine man, Bunna is passionate about his indigenous heritage and the preservation of traditional land and culture.
Bunna paints with acrylic and his paintings draw upon his sacred totem, the Southern Right Whale, maintaining his connection to various sacred ceremonial sites associated with the Whale Dreaming, and telling stories of the Whales, dolphins and sea creatures’ relationships and connections to each other, the landscape and oceans.
Bunna is an internationally recognised musical artist, being a member of Coloured Stone since 1976. Bunna is also an advocate for the protection Oceans, including the waters surrounding the Great Southern Bight. Bunna has worked and travelled widely with organisations including Sea Shepherd Australia and Greenpeace.
Naomi Yunupingu
Naomi Yunupingu is an Aboriginal artist from East Arnhem Land and is from the Dhuala language group and Gumatj Clan. Naomi is the daughter of the singer songwriter from Yothu Yindi and at just 11 years of age Naomi started helping her aunties paint.
Naomi grew up amongst the painters, storytellers and musicians of a large extended family, and she has a wealth of knowledge, influence and culture to draw her inspiration and dreams.
All of Naomi’s paintings have a direct cultural link to her families Dreaming’s. Many of these stories are about totems and food sources and are painted with reverence to ensure the longevity of their lore. These Dreaming’s include; Marrapani (Green Turtle); Bulumainyitji (Shark); Gadhu Gadhu (Crocodile); Gapirri (Stingray); and Minala (Freshwater Long Neck Turtle).
Naomi paints in her own style on canvas with acrylic. The cross hatch is painted with her own hair.
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi
Gabrielle Possum Nungarrayi is one of the most celebrated Australian Indigenous Artists today, with her work considered by many to be highly culturally significant.
Gabriella was born at Mount Allan north of Alice Springs and is the daughter of the prominent Indigenous artist, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Luritja woman Emily Nakamarra Possum.
Gabriella painted with her father from a young age. Clifford’s influences are obvious in her paintings, though she is still able to produce her own unique style.
Her Seven Sisters paintings are renowned around the world and have been exhibited widely, projected onto the Sydney Opera House and toured internationally.
The Seven Sisters Dreaming is part of Gabrielle’s heritage and is handed down from her mother. Only Gabrielle and her daughter can paint this Dreaming.
Gabriella lives in Melbourne with her sister and extended family.
Michelle Possum Nungurrayi
Michelle Possum Nungurrayi was born in Papunya Tula in 1970 and is the younger daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Emily Nakamarra Possum. Michelle was taught to paint by Clifford, who was celebrated as being one of the founding artists of the contemporary indigenous art movement.
Michelle’s art now contains the addition of women’s ceremonial stories and other women’s dreaming’s.
Michelle and her sisters’ Gabrielle’s paintings tell women’s stories of Ceremonial Sites and Dreamings. When understood, the symbols depict sacred sites, people, implements such as digging sticks, footsteps, animals, plants, waterholes and more in living stories of the people, land and Dreaming.
Nyrulla Possum Burns
Nyrrulla (b. 1990) is the only daughter of Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi and Selwyn Burns, an incredible creative family.
Nyrulla learnt to paint by observing and assisting her mother, highlighting the importance of art in passing stories down from one generation to the next and sharing her culture.
Danny Tjampitjinpa Possum Ramzan
Danny was born (1988) in Alice Springs and is the son of Michelle Possum and grandson of Clifford Possum.
Danny honours his grandfathers style by producing artworks that have strong Aboriginal iconographic elements which stand out from the layered dot work.
Danny lives in Victoria with his wife Kamara and their two sons, Khakifa and Lamara.
Khatija Possum
Khatija (b.1989) is the daughter of Michelle Possum Nungurrayi and Heath Ramzan Tjangala.
Through her artwork, Khatija is keeping her cultural heritage strong.
Merle Gorey
Merle Gorey is a Central Desert artist from Alice Springs. Merle is the Tribal daughter of Lionel Tjungurrayi Possum.
Honey Ant dreaming is a common theme around the Centre as they are a valuable food source in a sparse environment.
Lewis Langton
Lewis (also known as Knucku) was born on an Aboriginal Mission at Cherbourg in South East Queensland.
Lewis Langton has been a visual artist and indigenous performer since the 1980s. He performed widely in eastern Australia with groups including Imbala, Bapu-Mammose, Babu Dancers and Wiradjuri Echoes.
Lewis is now part of the Cherbourg State Schools Cultural Program and “leading the way for other educators to follow in teaching children local, State and national Indigenous history, cultural dancing and practices and the need to feel proud about being Aboriginal.” South Burnett News.
Ken Thompson
Ken Thomas is a young Yuin artist from the South-East Coast of Australia, near Wallaga Lakes. He is the grandson of Uncle Teddy Thomas, a well-respected elder from Mount Gulaga.