Yannima Tommy Watson

Yannima Tommy Watson is a highly celebrated Anangu artist born around 1935 in the Western Desert of Australia, who began painting late in life after decades as a cameleer and stockman. His distinctive works feature luminous, dot-based depictions of his ancestral country around Watarru and Tjukurla, drawing on Tjukurpa (Dreaming) stories tied to the land. Watson's paintings have achieved record prices at major Australian auction houses, cementing his reputation as one of the most significant Aboriginal artists of his generation.