Tupun Wultatinyeri is a Ngarrindjeri (Kukabrak) artist born in Adelaide, raised in the Riverland of South Australia and Mildura, North West Victoria. Now based in Melbourne, Tupun is an artist that creates topographical landscapes of his country in the Coorong region of South Australia. It is important for Tupun to reclaim and share his culture through his art practice.
Tupun began painting in late 2022 as a way of trying to find peace and found it successful. Today, he continues to paint as a way to meditate and transport his mind to the areas he depicts. He favours greens, blues and yellows in his works because they remind him of the vegetation, waters and sands back home.
Tupun has been awarded Confined 15's G4S Acquisitive award for overall excellence in 2024, and Confined 16's Dennis Thorpe Memorial Award in 2025.
Tupun was recently named a shortlisted artist for Tourism Australia's global songlines campaign, recognising the level of development in his practice.
