Samuel Miller: Ngayuku Ngura : (My Place )

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Samuel Miller: Ngayuku Ngura , (My Place )

In partnership with Ninuku Arts 

Shimmering colour and minimalist design characterise the paintings of Pitjantjatjara artist Samuel Miller.  Born in 1966 at Ernabella, SA, Miller grew up in the remote communities of Amata and Pipalyatjara and later settled at Kalka, near the WA/NT/SA border. Here, his community's art centre Ninuku Arts was established by his mother and other Anangu artists in 2006. 

 

Over the last decade, Samuel has painted at Ninuku arts almost daily. He depicts his father's Country, where he grew up, with an iconography derived and developed from fellow artists he has worked alongside. His now recognisable style refers to the camps, rock holes, creeks and hills - all immersed in the rich lore of Tjukurpa, of his homelands. 

 

While his composition is minimalist and his technique fastidious, Miller makes extensive use of vibrant, radiating colours which he spreads out around himself as he paints. These remind him of the once-prevalent wildflowers of his country in the times before the invasive buffel grass dominated his lands. 

 

 Samuel Miller's works have featured in group exhibitions since 2006 in leading galleries that represent Ninuku Arts throughout Australia and internationally. He has held two solo exhibitions in Luxembourg and Darwin. This is Samuel Miller's first East Coast solo exhibition. 
 
(Photo of Samuel Miller near Pipalyatjara by Meg Hansen) 
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