Cecilia Alfonso
Cecilia Alfonso has been working at Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation since December 2001. Located in Yuendumu, a Warlpiri settlement 300 kms North West of Alice Springs in the NT of Australia, Warlukurlangu Artists supports over 500 artists living in Yuendumu and Nyrripi, another Warlpiri settlement 160 kms West of Yuendumu. Artists from the communities of Willowra, Mt Allan and Laramba also regularly visit the art centre to paint and sell craft.
Warlukurlangu is recognised as being one of the largest and most successful art centres in Australia producing and selling over 5,500 artworks a year. The paintings are marketed both nationally and internationally, with recent successful shows in India, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea, France, Switzerland, Singapore, Holland, Spain, America and the Middle East as well as annual shows in most capital cities in Australia.
Warlukurlangu Artists is very proud of its strong commitment to the Yuendumu community, channelling significant funds over recent years into a series of very successful projects including its famous dog program, the community swimming pool, the local child care centre and youth program and a series of health initiatives. It is currently helping to raise funds for a remote dialysis unit in the community.
Before moving to Yuendumu Cecilia lived in the United States, where she completed an internship with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, South America, Hong Kong and Kenya. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in History from the University of New South Wales and also a Masters in Art Administration from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales.
