Osmond Kantilla

Osmond Kantilla (b.1966) is a master screen printer. His country is Wurruranku and his skin group is Marntimapila (Stone). Kantilla has been selected for group exhibitions across Australia and internationally. His work is held in numerous public collections, including the National Museum of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum and the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Black and white portrait of an Indigenous man working in a screen printing studio.

Osmond Kantilla. Photo: Tiwi Designs.

Modern outdoor patio with white table and bench, metal chair, potted plants, and trees reflected on glass wall.

Pandanus in ‘Eucalypt’, printed on our High Performance / Outdoor fabric, in collaboration with Tait. Photo: Dave Kulesza for Tait.

Assortment of patterned fabric swatches arranged on a table, featuring various designs and colors including green, blue, beige, grey and white

Pandanus in ‘Pewter’ [left] and ‘Eucalypt’, right. Photo: Martina Gemmola.

Kantilla's design for our Tiwi Collection is called Pandanus, and it represents the leaves of the pandanus plant. Kantilla created this design in memory of his father. Pandanus is his father’s clan group. Kantilla’s family follow the steps of the Pandanus clan when they dance for ceremony.

Australian landscape with tropical palms and blue sky

Pandanus palms on Bathurst Island. Photo: Tiwi Designs.

Osmond Kantilla

Elizabeth Kandabuma

Kathleen Korda