– Our Anindilyakwa Art Centre Staff –
Annabel Amagula
Senior Artist & Project Officer
Annabelle is a master dyer, weaver & print maker and supports the artistic development and community development of the art centre. She believes passionately in keeping culture alive through art and embracing new mediums to express Anindilyakwa culture.
Abby Holt
Art Centre Manager
Abby is an experienced communication designer & gallery manager from Adelaide's wine region. Previously Anindilyakwa's gallery manager, Abby is on deck as art centre manager for the remainder of 2018.
Aly de Groot
Art Director
The first time Aly went to Groote Eylandt was in 2011 with Ghost Nets Australia and was invited back to the Island in 2014 to work with the women to translate their traditional plant dying and basketry skills in new and exciting ways. She fell in love with the people and place and accepted the position of art director in 2017.
Letoria Yulidjirri
Emerging Artist & Project Officer
Letoria is a young artist and hard working project officer who fills the art centre with laughter. Letoria enjoys dying and is currently learning to weave baskets with ghost net.
Lucy Ernst
Art Centre Manager
(on Maternity leave)
Lucy comes from Maningrida and believes strongly in the importance of art centres in creating sustainable enterprise on community. Lucy came as art centre manager in early 2016, having previously worked in art centres at home in Maningrida & in Aurukun.
Maicey Lalara
Umbakumba Team Leader
Maicey is a strong and enthusiastic leader of the Umbakumba bush dyers and is excited by the prospect of teaching young people the bush dyeing craft.
Bernadette Watt
Project Officer
Bernadette is a strong teacher and leader at the Angurgu studio. She is just returned from leave visiting family in Mornington Island & Darwin, it's great to have her home!
Amy Nicholas
Sales & Marketing
Amy first visited the Eylandt in 2016 as a relief youth worker and has returned since working with NORTH & as our freelance photographer & marketing manager.
Matt Parker
Mindil Market Stall Manager
Matt is a recent Fremantle export with a strong background in retail management for small community-based organisations, drop in and say hi when you're next at the markets!
Celina Ernst
Project Officer
Celina has a degree in sustainability & community development and is supporting the Art Centre to structure it's organisational mechanisms as we grow.
We are proud to be operating under the Anindilyakwa Land Council and working with many of their wonderful team to grow and develop our art centre to create sustainable and meaningful jobs for the future.