Eastern Desert Art

Eastern Desert Art is an Australian outback Aboriginal online art gallery representing the work of significant Aboriginal artists from the Utopia, Atitjere and Irriliree central Australia, 250kms north east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Eastern Desert Art has joined with Tingari Arts, Alice Springs to represent a broad range of Indigenous c... ommunities across the Eastern, Western and Central Deserts. Eastern Desert Art is run by Sonja Chalmers at Red Gum just south of Utopia " 269kms north east of Alice Springs. The Chalmers family's relationship with the Aboriginal people extends back three generations. Many of the Aboriginal artists who these days live on Utopia were born and grew up alongside the Chalmers family. Tingari Arts run by Linx Macpherson, represents significant artists from the Gibson Desert WA, Haast Bluff and Harts Range, NT including Walala Tjapaltjarri, Thomas Tjapaltjarri, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai and Josie Petrick. We encourage you to visit now that we have opened The Mac and Rose Chalmers Conservation Reserve (Tower Rock) Australias newest and exclusive park. This Reserve is now open for bush camping and contains unique granite boulder outcrops encompassing 470 hectares of land. Host to a wide range of native plant species and wildlife, the Reserve is the ideal place for a back to nature experience.Read More