Declan Apuatimi

“My father taught me how to carve and do the decorations with ochre.  He was a famous carver and my mother is well known artist Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, (deceased). I started doing carving at Munupi Arts & Crafts in 2004.  Before that I lived on Bathurst Island.”

‘I love fishing and hunting crabs’.

Declan was born on Bathurst Island and went to the Xavier Catholic School.

In 2001 Declan moved to Pirlangimpi and found his current partner printmaker Fiona Puruntatameri.

In 2006 Declan began a series of small ochre paintings on canvas. The feedback he received about these inspired him to create larger paintings.

He now creates large and small paintings depicting rising ashes and smoke against the night sky and daytime fire images.

Declans continues to be an Arts Worker at the Munupi Art Centre.