Our name, Maruku, literally means “belonging to black”. This is because Maruku is owned and operated by Anangu (Aboriginal people from the Western and Central Deserts of Australia). For over 30 years Maruku has operated as a not-for-profit art and craft corporation.
Our logo is ‘tali’ design. ‘Tali’ means sand dunes. You will see this pattern describing country is significant throughout our artists’ art and woodcarvings. The desert, this sand dune country is what they call home.
Approximately 900 Anangu artists make up the collective that is Maruku. Our purpose is to keep culture strong and alive, for future generations of artists and make culture accessible in an authentic way to those that seek a more in-depth understanding. We also provide an important form of income to artists living in remote communities across Anangu lands.
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Maruku ArtistsNgintaka - Perentie LizardWood Carving
9 x 3 x 10 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsNgintaka - Perentie LizardWood Carving
12 x 827 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsNgintaka - Perentie LizardWood Carving
11 x 63 x 10 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsNgintaka Kurirara ~ Perentie Lizard Couple, 2025Carved wood (Iṯaṟa ~ River red gum)60 x 13 x 12 cm, 45 x 12 x 29 cm -
Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
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Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
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Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
22 x 7 x 7 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
26 x 6 x 7 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
27 x 7 x 15 cmSold -
Maruku ArtistsTjulpu - Bird CarvingWood Carving
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Maruku ArtistsUntitledWood Carving
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Maruku ArtistsWombatWood Carving
9 x 30 x 9 cmSold
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Connection to Country
Art of Australia's First Behavioural Ecologists 30 September - 4 October 20249th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress 29.09 – 04.10.2024 Melbourne Convention Centre The First Nations people of Australia are the oldest continuous living culture in the world, with...Read more -
Cross Country: Art From Remote Art centres
Group Show at Collins Square 8 - 12 July 2024NAIDOC WEEK 7 – 14 July 2024 Chapman & Bailey @ Collins Square Celebrating National NAIDOC Week, Collins Square hosts an informative exhibition of contemporary art from Aboriginal community owned...Read more -
Waru Walkat Junanyi - Drawing On Fire
Maruku Artists 20 April - 11 May 2024For over 50 years Anangu, Aboriginal people from the Central and Western Deserts, have used heated wire to create markings, filled with stories, on their traditional wooden artefacts and tools....Read more
