Michelle Lewis is part of the art centre Ernabella Arts.
Michelle was born in Ernabella in 1983, where she went to school and later worked at the Ernabella Clinic. Michelle is a rising star of the Ernabella Arts painting studio. Her mother is senior artist Atipalku Intjalki and her father is master punu (wood) maker Adrian Intjalki. Her sisters Langaliki and Lynette Lewis are both also very accomplished artists. Michelle began painting in 2017 and quickly developed an individual style based around her father’s country at Makiri, east of Ernabella.
Michelle’s art has been shown across Australia and internationally, including in Brussels and France.
Michelle and her partner Dale Richards, who is a punu artist, have three children and they live in Ernabella.
Collections:
- Janet Holmes à Court Collection
Selected exhibitions:
- 2023 Songlines. Centres d’art du désert australien, IDAIA, Ambassade d’Australie, Paris, France
- 2021 Painting Now – Peindre aujourd’hui en terres aborigènes, IDAIA, Le Havre, France
SOURCE: Ernabella Arts.