Samuel Miller

Samuel Miller was born in 1966 at Ernabella Mission. When Samuel�s mother passed away, his father�s second wife, Molly Nampitjin Miller, cared for him. Molly is a founding director of Ninuku Arts.

When growing up, Samuel moved between Amata and Pipalyatjara, but he now resides in Kalka with Molly and the rest of her family. A core member of Ninuku Arts, Samuel has painted here daily for over a decade. His�canvases depict the traditional iconography of his land, which lies to the east of Pipalyatjara – camps, rockholes, creeks and hills, all immersed in Tjukurpa (Dreaming stories).

Samuel�s paintings are mesmerising. His composition is minimalist and he makes extensive use of vibrant, radiating colours, which are largely drawn from the flowers in�landscape surrounding his country. before the buffel grass came. He is fastidious in his approach and works with a vast�number of paint colours, which he spreads out around him as he�works.